There are many very large legacy code bases that sit in many flavours of VB that aren't cost effective to rewrite or migrate. I manage several such products.

There are many very large legacy code bases that sit in many flavours of VB that aren't cost effective to rewrite or migrate. I manage several such products. This provides them a continued way forward with updated features. MS wouldn't still be investing in it if they weren't seeing uptake on the product, even if it may not be the first choice among some developers.