VB6 and Beyond

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I've spent that last 6 months or so learning VB6, knowing full well that
VB.net has replaced it. So is this to say then that VB6 will someday be
non-functional as MS abandons support for the language? I dont really have a
desire to move on but I dont want to waste time learning... 'Latin'.--

Regards...
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