Oh come on now. Microsoft didn't take away one single kit that they ever released. Stuff from 15 years ago is still usable on Windows 8! Visual Basic 4, 5, 6,

Oh come on now. Microsoft didn't take away one single kit that they ever released. Stuff from 15 years ago is still usable on Windows 8! Visual Basic 4, 5, 6, COM/DCOM, etc. You can still use and get documentation for all of those, including Silverlight. > The same attitude is visible with how the Metro UI is being shoved down my visual pathways with Win 8. So what? Ignore it and keep using all the stuff that you want to because it all still works. If enough people share your opinion, the stuff you don't like will go away and you'll be happy again when they shove something better down your visual pathway.