The new Windows 8 logo...

[etoven]

.Net was a great tool, but the biggest problem with it was that in the end it was a layer on top of the low level minicore. The new core of Windows 8 is intended to have the expanded capabilities of .Net built right in, which should be a lot more efficient in the long run. It's a learning curve, but fact is, that's the tech world in a nut shell, one eternal learning curve and then you die.

Also, COM had to go. That thing was even longer in the tooth than the NT minicore.

It's not efficient at all it's built on the same architecture as silver light. So even the simplest tasks will be like shooting yourself in the head. For example did you know that to access the filesystem will require showing a file open or file save dialog first? And any storage space used by the program will be isolated from the rest of the OS. It's going to be a god damn nightmare!