ASP.NET MVC: An Application Platform

It's true MVC is very attractive for “web sites” when you consider how nicely url routing helps you build an SEO friendly site that also adheres to RESTful principals. However, this is only superficial in that these are features that stand out when you look at an MVC site. These were certainly goals of the MVC team, but if that's all you see in MVC then you're judging the book by it's cover.