>>>If you have a separate data layer then you will only adjust that portion if you want to because I don't think succeeding versions will totally replace the entire thing. There will always be backward compatibility I think. LINQ maybe just an option to handle data although I don't have any idea as to how it works now. What I really want with .NET is that you can create an application with a presentation layer that is awesome. You have so many options which is not so in VFP. We are stucked to where it is now (at least for Windows Forms).
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>>I'm not sure whether you've seen what you can do with GDI+ in VFP9, but that is good enough for me. The rest really depends on the creativity of the developer.
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>How about the limited number of UI controls in VFP? Specially the very limited GRID...

I've managed to do with the grid for years. Not so much a problem for me. As for the other controls. Yep you're right .NET allows very good controls, however with the help of some activeX controls I can live with the current state and can't see that as being a reason to make the jump. After all we are not in a GUI beaty contest.

Walter,