Perhaps they don't want to expose a lot of IT-dullard companies that still rely on VB6 to a ton of security issues. If a company is still relying on VB6 apps,

Perhaps they don't want to expose a lot of IT-dullard companies that still rely on VB6 to a ton of security issues. If a company is still relying on VB6 apps, it's very likely they neither have the talent, know-how, nor funds to competently defend their code.