In .NET, multiple inheritance of classes is not supported. However, multiple inheritance of interfaces is supported. This is due to the language design choices made by Microsoft to promote simplicity, clarity, and to avoid the complexities associated with multiple inheritance of classes, such as the diamond problem.
When a class implements multiple interfaces, it can inherit multiple contracts or behaviors without introducing the complications that arise with multiple inheritance of implementation. This allows for achieving similar benefits to multiple inheritance of classes, such as code reuse and polymorphism, while avoiding the associated pitfalls.
In summary, the correct answer to whether .NET supports multiple inheritance of classes is no, but it does support multiple inheritance of interfaces. This design decision was made to maintain language simplicity and to avoid the complexities of multiple inheritance of classes.