And in many ways Microsoft is now supporting C++. Though that language sees a lot more cross pollination between companies because of its ubiquity and age.

I find it interesting as a programmer who loves to operate in the space that uses useful abstractions but still is running on raw hardware, as C++ improves rapidly with the new release model since C++11, my interest in D wanes. I hope that most of what D is eventually seeps into C++, but nowadays I don't mind my C++ syntax and don't feel like I'm fighting with it as much.