However, that doesn't mean that you should and if you're going to lock yourself in to a single priopritory vendor, you're doing yourself and the people you work for a disservice if you haven't weighed it against the alternatives.
I highly doubt the GP really meant that, which is what I was really referring to. What is it about "enteprise" which makes them think they're different? Honest question.
Azure and web tech is incredibly important. XAML can be used for desktop apps and store apps...thats been the story for about three years now.
They have said for years that WPF is the way to go if you are writing a desktop app that has rich UI needs.
I really don't understand this kind of thing...was C++ dead even though MFC is only getting minor updates?
Azure is literally the most important thing that the server and tools division is working on. Just because they are developing cloud tools doesn't mean that they wont support desktop apps.
The "mixed message" they have been sending to the enterprise is around licensing. Dev technology changes and this isn't anything new.