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I think the HTML5 and JS technology in Windows 8 is simply another software development framework and not meant to replace .net and friends. Perhaps Microsoft is looking to encourage the development of apps (in such a way that Apple has demonstrated with the App Store). .net will still be available for the larger and/or more involving programs. Remember, Windows is popular because of Microsoft's firm dedication to backwards compatibility (for better or worse).

And isn't the FUD just directed at Silverlight development? I could see Silverlight losing ground as more browsers support HTML5, but as others have pointed out, UI is only small part of the .NET ecosystem.

I really think that real, full-fledged applications will still be written in whatever languages are available today. All of this fear is IMHO just plain FUD

The issue is that those apps will be relegated to the crufty, legacy desktop tile while the first-class apps get to appear on the new shell.