I couldn't agree with you more. I can't count the number of times I've been in a discussion in one of the VFP Forums, here and elsewhere, and I chatting away with someone who is really bemoaning the state of VFP. Then about 15 posts later, I find out that they are still using VFP5, VFP6, or VFP7... and involuntarily my eyebrows raise up and my upper lip does this contorted Elvis impersonation. <g> (yes, I realize that there are the few exceptions that don't have access to the upgrade for good reasons and even if you are using an earlier version the overall perception of VFP can have a direct impact on your business)

>Your "chip in" comes in the form of purchasing upgrades.
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>>Of course! It should make all of us feel better! Now we know that we can keep VFP alive for years just multiplying it's cost by 100, or do you think that us, hardcore VFP developeres would not chip in 50.000 to continue developing with it? I KNOW I WOULD! (Singing the main song of the "Fiddler on the Roof") <g>