"... But on the other hand, it forces me (all of us?) to consider the choices available for tools and languages. What a great opportunity to step back and thoughtfully position ourselves for the future."

On the downside, it's these opportunties for reflection where you think "But I could do that in 15 minutes in VFP!!" - everything else seems so much more long-winded, which is probably tipping the hat to VFP, but needs must for us all.