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		cm2187 on May 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: .NET 5 It will run desktop applications developped for .net core. I don't believe that .net core can run a full framework desktop executable.

testvox on May 6, 2019 [–]

It can using the compatibility shim depending on what framework capabilities it requires.

pjmlp on May 6, 2019 | [–]

WCF, Remoting, Web Forms, ODP.NET, EF6 UI designers certainly not.

Yes, some of those items are legacy, but not everyone enjoys paying to rewrite stuff from scratch.

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