Friend of mine who's opinion I respect made the switch from C++ to C# a couple of years ago. Says basically---all the fun much less of the pain. Since both he and I have been C++ hackers from the beginning (even got to use the macro package once on a consult) when a long time hard-core jumps ship I generally consider that a significant datum. I keep meaning to but my current projects are large and I'm not in a position to convert (yet...)

More people realizing that C# is just like Java, but better. And fewer people running away because of Microsoft's reputation.

Sorry, I phrased that poorly. I meant that I, personally, based off of my own biases, was expecting it - not that it should be obvious to everybody based on global factors.

In fact, I meant to communicate more that I am pleased to have my own biases confirmed rather than this being a global trend that everybody should be able to see.

Mono and Unity are both gaining in popularity.