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You could have checked his conference talk as well, instead of downplaying the interview.

"Microsoft is Getting Rusty: A Review of Successes and Challenges - Mark Russinovich"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VgptLwP588&t=1903s

The only Microsoft divisions that are still all are into C++ is Windows and XBox, and still, C++/WinRT is now in maintenace, the team has moved into windows-rs, WDK now has Rust bindings available.