Date: 03/14/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: microsoft

Hundreds of influential Visual Basic developers (recognized by Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional program) have signed a petition demanding Microsoft should continue supporting Visual Basic (classic) as it is doing for C++. Microsoft's plan is to end support for Visual Basic and force a transition of millions of VB developers to VB.NET or other .NET languages. [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/crossing-the-chasm-for-millions-of-vb-developers/