Not sure why you think WPF is dead. A simple google shows many projects at MS actively using it, it still being developed, active support on WPF codebases, and that it is big in enterprise, which MS actively encourages.
For example, here is a recent post on WPF work for VS 2015 [1]. It is very much alive and being used.
For example, here is a recent post on WPF work for VS 2015 [1]. It is very much alive and being used.
[1] http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dotnet/archive/2014/11/12/the-roadma...