Actually you can compile VB.NET, C#, Managed C++ (latter C++/CLI) and eventually F# to native since .NET exists, but many seem to keep forgetting about NGEN, as it requires strong assemblies.

Likewise Java always had AOT compilers to native code, but since Sun was religious against it, only commercial third party JDKs offered it as option. It is quite common in embedded deployments.

But as usual among recent trends regarding dev tools, very few were willing to pay for them.