That wasn't much fun! It turns out that converting from XAML to SVG is harder than I thought. I had a logo that I had created in Expression Design. I don't believe that Microsoft is even supporting it anymore, but I still have it. The .design file is worthless as even Expression Blend won't touch it. I figured, it couldn't be that hard to export! I was definitely wrong. There are only a handful of format options, but each have their drawbacks. Since Inkscape can import from XAML, that seemed like an easy approach. Unfortunately, that import just made a mess of the image. Exporting to bitmaps and tracing them would be an option, but not a great one.
The solution ended up being to export to PDF. Yes, the venerable PDF format. Since it supports vectors, you get a high-fidelity export (though it appeared to clip part of it). From Inkscape, I performed an import on the PDF file and got a perfect SVG image! I hope that helps someone! If you don't have Design anymore, than I'm not sure what to tell you...
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