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Microsoft has certainly never said that, and there are new Winforms features in VS2010.

Consider the fact that their C++ UI technology from 1992, MFC, continues to be shipped, supported and extended with every version of VS.

Daniel Earwicker
so there is any urgent need to pass existing (or developping) projects from Forms to WPF?..
serhio
To reiterate: MFC, nearly 20 year old UI technology, still being enhanced in new versions of VS. Doesn't seem that urgent.
Daniel Earwicker
Obviously not..
spender