>Bottom line: I plan to use VFP9+ for many years, so there is nothing dead about it to me.

That's me too. It's also the very reason that Sedna is necessary in order for VFP to continue. If the VFPT at MS hadn't figured out a way/project to let us interop/leverage/utilize all of these upcoming technologies we would eventually find ourselves making a choice between VFP's unique abilities (cursor engine comes to mind) and being able to support clients' that are reliant on these new technologies. All in all, well said Dave.