Summary
The media likes to create villains. Despite all the bad press, Microsoft bends over backward to provide assistance to customers. Yes, without an MSDN subscription you have to pay a couple of hundred bucks per incident to get that help, but the company hangs in there, bringing in anyone who can get the job done. Considering the recent developments of corporate irresponsibility—I can't say this enough—Microsoft sets the standard for superlative customer service.
Even though it may come to pass that supporting COM through Interop may mean someone exploits the unmanaged aspects of VB6 and COM, Microsoft is paying attention. We have a bridge to the past because Microsoft hasn't abandoned us, even under harsh criticism (sometimes fair, sometimes ...
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