Why do you expect Microsoft to explain why? It's an internal business decision and internal business decisions, even if they effect customers are made everyday, but the reasons behind them are not.

>But I do resent all those who are claiming "sound business reasons" for the decision when Microsoft itself has been mute on the whole subject of why.
>To me it is the antithesis of a good business decision. VFP was cheap to maintain/develop, helped to sell hundreds of thousands of Windows and Office licenses for Microsoft and served a market where Microsoft has little interest (but should have).
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>A move like this cannot possibly have good repercussions on "shareholder value".
>The best Microsoft can garner is being crapped on for "abandoning" so many people/businesses that depend on VFP and don't need anything more high-falutin.