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There were no users when C#, VB.NET and Managed C++ (replaced by C++/CLI on .NET 2.0), likewise there were no users per se when WinRT was created with another tooling and API surface than its Win32 and .NET counterparts.

I know those numbers, and can even refer to the blog post they were presented, if a big company like Microsoft wants people to use language XYZ, they can make it happen if management cares about it.

However they aren't caring enough to sort out the GUI civil war, so why would the .NET languages by any different, regarding coherent management across the board.