>>Would I like to see Microsoft continue to develop VFP? Absolutely
>>Do I think the MasFox campaign will change the decision? Nope
>>At the same time, I understand Microsoft's decision. That doesn't mean I'm happy about it.
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>But each signature count and yours too or two ;)
>Even if no v10 comes out of it, we may have some kind of REAL solution that may be more accepted for the future and the community.
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>I offered other budgeted solutions(see my blog) that could work for both parties that will put Microsoft in a better position.
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>Example of a petition: Fox canceled "Family Guy" but a petition force them to put it back on the schedule. It showed that consumers can win and we can if people sign the petition.

An there's a news item on the VFP home page that even Microsoft itself has a petition out there to push it's XML standard through faster.

Yet, somehow, petitions are beneath many of our luminaries here. Go figure!