>It got me to wonder how any shop could ever have gone the .NET route when obviously EVERYONE was totally uninformed regarding .NET when it was delivered. They obviously were not "qualified" to make the decision to go to .NET.

What a ridiculous POV! Back in 2001, maybe no-one could make an informed decision about .NET. But in 2006, when there are .NET experts all over the world, it is not difficult to solicit an informed decision if you are interested in .NET.

>Both OP and RobertP KNOW their company, including the company's aspirations for future systems usage, including the financial situations there, including the skill levels of the staff. In other words, their "qualifications" are substantial FOR WHAT MATTERS to their company.

Fine. But what has that to do with the title of the thread and my reason for entry into it? It takes more than 3 months to evaluate .NET.

>In fact they should probably be commended for resisting the temptation to get aboard the exciting "bleeding edge" bandwagon and taking advantage of subsidized training that their bosses surely would have offered.

Irrelevant.

>When I look back of the 'history' of .NET and its promoters here (in the UT VFP forum) I see that the peddlars were all early on the bandwagon and exhalting .NET's capabilities yet those very same people then boast of the vast improvements in the latest release(s).

Irrelevant.

Something doesn't add up here to some of us.
>That Microsoft has acknowledged shortcomings in the data handling area of .NET by inventing LINQ says that the promoters of .NET have something other than MY benefit as their motive. That LINQ is still at least one release away should have the promoters being a tad less vociferous than they are.

Irrelevant.

>I've said before that I am extremely grateful that many VFP developers have jumped into .NET because they are encountering all the difficulties - and making recommendations to MS for improvements - that I can benefit from if I make the decision to move to .NET.

Irrelevant.

>Both OP and RobertP are eminently qualified to make a "yes" decision on .NET yet unqualified to make the "no" decision. Strange.

Irrelevant. It takes more than 3 months to evaluate .NET.

I think you have gone way off-topic.