>>>Victor,
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>>>It is a shame that a company like Microsoft is earning milions and
>>>that they are destroying thousands of small companies. We are not able to
>>>recode everything in another language simply because we don't have the money and resources. It would take years.
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>>'Destroying' in the sense that they are actively trying to accomplish that... No, I don't think MS is trying that. But it may indeed eventually be the outcome of what they've decided. One of the thoughts that came to mind was: Do they have the moral right to decide to stop further development without consulting the community and companies who have invested in that product?!! My personal opinion is: NO.
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>>And I'm still awaiting the answers from YAG to my request for the reasons that drove them.
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>Don't hold your breath. They don't owe us any more explanation than they have already given. And they (any business) certainly do not need to ask customers' permission to stop developing a product they do not consider strategic.

Wasn't that the answer to Peter's question? "It's not a strategic product anymore" sure seems like a good reason to me.