>Hi Peter,
>
>>>I think that it's fairly clear - they want us to all move to .NET.
>>>
>>>They've been struggling to get a .NET community going anywhere near the strength of this one. Imagine a portion of this community eventually fighting as hard for .NET as we do for VFP.
>>>
>>>They need the VFP development guys to be working on .NET. They are CLEVER cookies. They don't want them to be distracted from .NET doing VFP development.
>>>
>>>I think that all of that's been out there to see for a few years now.
>>
>>Although we can point to Randy Brown as a partial source for this theory, it is still nothing more than a rumor. I bet it will be denied when asked to the oficials.
>
>Rumor?? I have flat-out stated this on more than one occasion. Check out my blogpost on VFP's demise at gonzmax.blogspot.com .
>
>Randy and I will tell you that openly but be fair to YAG...he's still an MS employee and constricted in what he says openly.
That's why it remains a rumour, although one that is now a very strong and serious one. Yes, I know, I should believe the two of you, and I do. But, but, but, .... well you know well what I try to make clear.
Groet,
Peter de Valença
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