>What's the point of learning the newest version of VFP (or .NET or any new thing
>that Microsoft produces for developers) when they are ALSO selling Microsoft
>Dynamics (used to be Great Plains Software).
>
>With one hand they're developing all of these tools that are supposed to be
>good for independent software developers and publishers. On the other hand
>they're competing with us and selling products that directly undercut what
>we do for a living.
>
>Not to mention the fact that they like to hire cheap 3rd world labor in order
>to find new scabs who are willing to take all of our jobs...
>
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>I think they've screwed all of their friends and supporters one too many times.
>I don't see any reason to support them.


Why on earth would a sole developer or small shop try to custom develop a general purpose accounting package? You couldn't possibly do it for less money than the cost of many shrink wrapped products already on the market, or expect to compete on a feature by feature basis.