An analogy:

For Microsoft to “loose” VFP, is like a Hummer running over an ant, insignificant and of no importance to the "big picture".

It seemed obvious two or three years ago that VFP was not going to be retained by Microsoft for very long. All good things must come to an end.




>>I didn't wanted jumped before, but some things you miss:
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>>- VFP community is not only US community. Microsoft marketing done this error once and again so many times.
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>Yes, I realize that. I've spoken at Germany twice and Prague. I met some great people there.
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>>- say this to Apple when they years ago they cut down the developer program. Now Apple have changed his mind (and sales)
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>I can't comment on this as to why it was cut and then reinstated because I have no knowledge of it.
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>>- far and few? I don't think so. Read the comments the guys are posting at MasFoxPro and you can see that there are systems with Windows due a VFP app
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>>- In a quick count there are at least 20 million PCs and 1.5 million servers that runs VFP apps worldwide. So if MS looses for example the 30 percent .. this is far more that VFP sales.
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>Are you saying that by stopping VFP development that MS will lose 30% of Windows sales? No way, no how.
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>My gut feeling is that the decision to stop VFP development at this point in time was made years ago.