From what I've heard about LINQ, .NET is getting closer to VFP than before in data manipulation. It's not as easy than VFP I agree, but data isn't everything. .NET offer other advantages over VFP that may compensate for the data manipulation.

>When the company that makes the hammers decides to quit making them and tells you the that the 'new' way to drive nails is by holding your thumb over the nail head and pounding on it with your other hand, you might think fondly about the hammer.
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>Developing data driven applications in .NET (and especially ASP.NET) is a huge step backward in time.
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>.NET has a lot of bells and whistles, but the simple tasks of getting, binding, and manipulating data in VFP are stupidly complex in .NET.