John,

Sorry to hear about your experience with MicroSoft. From stories I'd heard in the past, I always thought that they were where they are because they treated their employees right. MS TV ads are even different - they suggest that you can be all you want to be (with some help from their software), as opposed to use our software or be losers as promoted by other company ads.

It is a shame that large companies eventually become ridden with politics and these unjustices occur.

I only had the pleasure of meeting you and Mike once when you attended a Vancouver FoxPro Users Group meeting (VFP8). I thought that you group had an easy, natural and healthy working relationship. Not having the team anymore is a shame and a loss to MS, and VFP supporters worldwide.

We all wish you the very best in your new job, and wish your family the best.