[gfodor]

I hate the term bloat. It's unquantifiable and is always inevitably in the eye of the beholder. It's a trick meant to make people think there is some objective measure being discussed, but in fact it is just a subjective 'gut feeling', that tends to be 'I don't like this software.'

I'd suggest if you want to criticize this release, you do so on a specific basis. You're generalizing not just about bloat (which is a relatively meaningless term) but also Microsoft itself. If you feel the .NET framework is bloated, then be specific. What does MS's operating systems have to do with the release of the .NET CLR and frameworks? These are two completely different pieces of work.