Kevin,

First, I've spoken with developers recently who thought, based on who they were initially talking to, that they could use whatever development tool they wished. Then they learned later, that wasn't the case.

OK.

Second, the statement "people just don't seem to care in an ASP model"...all I can is that my experiences are the complete reverse. And in many cases, like it or not, clients want to pick tools where they know they can find people.

Do you know or care how Google manages your gmail account? Did you insist that your mail is stored in SQL Server and the interface developed with NET? ;-) Seriously, both google and MS assert that ASP-driven subscription services are the future for all of us. Of course provider companies will make decisions about tools and and developers will have to honor those. But customers? I'm simply observing that the concept of an all-powerful customer decreeing development tools for bespoke development, is inapplicable to the future being foisted upon us. ;-) That's not a pro-VFP comment; as Ford once said, if he'd asked people what they wanted when he was creating the car, they would have responded "faster horses." If you want to draw a parallel with "faster/better/more acceptable development tools", I won't object. ;-)

Here's a strange twist of fate: I got a phone call from a company in Philadelphia yesterday....they asked my availability for some .NET work. They are stuck in VS2003 and can't switch for at least another year. I told them to
call me when they upgraded. Strange..

I think I know what you're saying ;-) but it's not the same app. We depreciated "it" a long time ago and replaced it with VFP for reasons that had nothing to do with NET, which is why I have not done you the disservice of throwing it in your face at every opportunity. ;-)