>>My plans are to continue developing using the "Fox". What's hard for me to believe, is the response to YAG's announcement. Many of us have known for years that sooner or later M$ was going to kill the "Fox". This has not affected our decision to continue using it in the past. Why should it affect us now.
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>>I still have clients using software I developed 20 years ago that refuse to upgrade. It's still working under XP Pro so they have no incentive to change.
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>>If, in the future, I feel the need to switch, I will be searching the world of "open source" for my new language.
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>>I would much rather be dependent on people like Linus Torvalds than a corporation such as M$.
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>... and use languages that work on several platforms, not just on Windows. AFAIK, .NET can still be considered "mainly for Windows".

Yes!! Clients want solutions to their business problems...most that I come into contact with really don't care what language is used or what operating system it runs under, as long as it does what they want it to do.