Why only Seven elements in a Tuple in C# 4.0, with the eighth being another tuple?

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In F# the syntax sugar hides the CLR implementation, why not in C# 4.0?

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UPDATE: This answer was written over a decade ago. A syntax for tuples was added to C# 7.0.

We considered adding a syntactic sugar for tuples. I think everyone agrees that it's a nice feature, but it simply didn't fit into the budget.

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