On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:06 AM, <mar...@v.loewis.de> wrote: > It is better documented here, and seems something to start thinking about: >> >> http://arstechnica.com/**information-technology/2012/** >> 05/no-cost-desktop-software-**development-is-dead-on-**windows-8/<http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/05/no-cost-desktop-software-development-is-dead-on-windows-8/> >> > > This isn't actually better documentation, since it talks about the future, > without being "official" (i.e. it's Peter Bright's opinion, not a Microsoft > announcement). > > I hereby predict that Microsoft will revert this decision, and that VS > Express > 11 will be able to build CPython. >
But will it be able to target Windows XP? http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/690617/bug-apps-created-with-crt-and-mfc-vnext-11-cannot-be-used-on-windows-xp-sp3 (Disclaimer: I work at Microsoft, but I know nothing about either of these topics.) -Curt
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