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Is there any application by Microsoft targeting the end user market and running on the .NET framework?

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It's all in the title. Inspired by http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/dx8au/lessons_from_evernotes_flight_from_net/

Edit: I am primarily thinking about desktop apps, not web apps.

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JohnDoe Avatar asked Oct 27 '10 17:10

JohnDoe


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I think you'll hardly find mainstream apps from Microsoft written in .NET, since most of their popular applications were built before .NET was released, re-writing them for .NET provides no benefit for them.

But if you look at recent applications you might find .NET based ones:

  • Business Contact Manager (mentioned by Martin)
  • SQL Management Studio
  • Windows Live Essentials
  • Power Shell (and Exchange + all other management shells based on PS)
  • MMC in Windows (Vista,7,2008)

I know that some are not consumer based, but it shows that recent investments were made on .NET

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Yona Avatar answered Oct 31 '22 10:10

Yona


All of Microsoft's websites run ASP.Net.

Expression Studio, parts of which target end-users, is built in .Net and has a WPF-based UI.

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SLaks Avatar answered Oct 31 '22 09:10

SLaks