I heard a quote once, besides 'keep it simple stupid', something like 'keep it as simple as possible, but not simpler'.   These 'reference' apps that get shown are not enough to convince anyone that the complexity and learning curve of the framework is worth the investment.

My wish would be for a real application to be used as a reference app, similar to how Windows DNA and COM+ were proven with the FMStocks and FMStocks2000 application (http://www.fmstocks.com/).   It would be useful to see a reference app similar to the Dell call center app whose screen shot was shown in the original presentation of UIP & CAB.  any chance of that?