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>>Well, I remember being invited to Redmond at Microsoft's expense with 25-30 other FoxPro experts to see a preview of the product and provide feedback. I remember the '95 DevCon (the largest ever).
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>Preaching to the choir. There was never an effort to improve VFP's market share.

I saw Mr.Ballmer speaking on MS Conference in 1995, and at the end of event someone asked him a question about VFP future. It could be my impression only, but as far as I remember, the answer was neutral by form but with every hint to look definite in contents that VFP is not a strategic tool.