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>I've been reading this thread off and on over the past week or so and I feel the need to point out that the king isn't dead. He's only wounded. If you want VFP to continue, create and put in place as many VFP apps as you can. Do your very best to show the world how great VFP is by sticking it in their face. In every 'about' form I say something like 'Created with Visual FoxPro Version 9 SP1'
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>Secondly, everyday go to google and enter this search "foxpro programming". Doing this will help push VFP up the ladder of most popular languages at http://www.tiobe.com/index.htm?tiobe_index where Visual FoxPro is presently listed at number eighteen.
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>Thirdly, brag about it to every developer and geek you speak with. There are so many good things about VFP that, with a little practise you'll be able to diplomatically crush any argument they come up with.
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>So, to sum up. It is up to us to show MS they made a mistake. Which I believe they did.

As far as Microsoft is concerned, this horse was dead and buried two years ago. Write VFP apps if your customers understand the future ramifications. Other than that, it's time to move on.