>In the April 15, 2005 edition of SD Times, in the Upgrade Section, is the following:
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>"Microsoft has started shipping Visual FoxPro 9.0. This latest release lets developers use hierarchiacal XML and Web services, and also can communicate with SQL Server through enhanced SQL capabilities and new data types. The language produces Win32 binaries, not .NET code. Microsoft has committed to support Visual FoxPro, which costs $649 per seat, through 2014."
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>Comment: Uhhhh, the upgrade does not cost 649.00. Check http://www.foxtoolbox.com for a different price.
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>And note the implication -- $649 *per seat* -- implying that the run time isn't free.
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>One flat out lie and one extremely misleading statement wrapped up in four sentences. Wanna bet this met with MSFT marketing's approval?

This did not go through Microsoft marketing, it was one of many story blurbs printed up and released by media sources on their own. If they did not define "seat" and it did not refer to runtime at all, and it is pretty obvious that they probably implied per license (developer) which would be correct. It says the product costs $649 which is correct. It appears they did not mention the upgrade version, which is $349 with has limited $50 North America rebate for a limited time. Of course it would be nice of journalists crossed checked their stories first before releasing them, but like you Bill, they often get the story wrong by making false assumptions without facts.