these are samples, not complete applications. The code (and coding style) is not meant to be industrial strength; it's not even well-designed. The sole purpose of the samples is illustrating a point, not teaching proper coding style.
Why is Windows so crappy? Read the explanation straight from the head of development since 1992. Not actually a .NET blog (at least they try to make the brainwash not so evident)
to research and develop software that contributes to compelling and effective social interactions, with a focus on user-centered design processes and rapid prototyping.
The obvious question is: should you be considering a move to 64-bit Windows? In this article, we will explore the answer to this question. We will discuss the advantages of 64-bit Windows over 32-bit, talk about a few concepts, and get some tips...
Speech for Windows® applications, includes freely distributable text-to-speech engines (in U.S. English and Simplified Chinese) and speech recognition engines (in U.S. English, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese).
Why it is not replaced by COM, how it works, network DDE, links to other sources of information. DDE is support is being removed from Windows (Windows 7 x64 seems to have an issue with it)