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On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:06 AM, <martin@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/

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.

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But will it be able to target Windows XP?

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http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/690617/bug-apps-created-with-crt-and-mfc-vnext-11-cannot-be-used-on-windows-xp-sp3

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(Disclaimer: I work at Microsoft, but I know nothing about either of these topics.)

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-Curt