Hi, Perry, yes, I definitey agree.
.NET is a platform - VFP is a product (and a great product at that).
In the last year I've been to nine CodeCamps on the East coast. I've talked to many developers who are building financial applications (both client-server and web-page based) and managing a ton of data - and yes, I've never heard complaints.
Yes, when I hear
".NET is not ready for Fox developers", the translation is more like the reverse.
Kevin