I can't address any of your post without violating NDA <g>
Sorry.


>Hi John,
>>There's little or no reason to both technically and financially.
>>
>>The 64-bit OS will run 32-bit software just fine. And what would be done for 64-bit to justify the separate SKU and work effort?
>
>My personal guess is that Calvin got a 64-bit version of vfp running most of the features just to give a correct ballpark number for conversion estimates (and probably would have done it just for himself otherwise <g>). But a 64bit version would probably mean for every new release a much higher release test budget, since both branches must be tested.
>
>Could you give (without breaking your NDA's) an estimate of the percentages of vfp's budget going to
>- new development,
>- release testing,
>- bug fixing,
>- managment
>- marketing
>
>and/or your estimate of the amount testing would need to grow to if a 64-bit-bracnh was added ?
>
>TIA
>
>thomas