>IMO, I don't find anything from Marcia, Andy, or Cathy that's inflammatory or even strongly objectionable. Actually, I agree with many of Andy's points. It was a business decision, and he's moving on.

What he's saying is that it's the community's fault for not upgrading, but M$ telegraphed the message and people got it. To then blame the people is turning a blind eye to the glaring truth and doing a disservice to this community. You may have noticed I was not alone in my opinion. They can continue to say what they've said, but it just betrays a cluelessness on this issue.

>Maybe it boils down to a choice of words - my two cents is that VFP customers who did not upgrade beyond V5 or V6 are not on solid ground to protest the EOL decision.

Hey, you'll have no argument from me there. I just like to look back to the root cause and the root cause of people leaving for other languages, not upgrading, etc. is the lack of real support that M$ gave VFP. To not realize that is like saying someone died from heart failure and ignoring the person who stuck a knife in that heart.