Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 10th Dec 2006 19:52 UTC
Matthew David provides a tour of the Windows Presentation Foundation, a feature of .NET 3.0 that simplifies adding 3D, video, data, and vector designs to your applications.
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2005-07-29
Yes, WPF requires .NET, but this isn't quite as bad as you make it out to be. Assuming your software is "shrinkwrap," you can bundle the .NET Runtime installation package with your installer and install it if it isn't already present.
Furthermore, a version of WPF runs on Windows XP, so you can include the .NET 3.0 Runtime installer with your program, which will install both the .NET Runtime and WPF, simplifying installation.
The downside is that this doesn't help with downloadable apps (the .NET Runtime installer is ~20MB, iirc), and WPF on Windows XP doesn't support all the "bells and whistles" that it does on Vista.