I don't think you can really compare the two. Yes, VFP still works and will for a while (yippie!!!). My only real concern is that 'big wigs' and 'bosses' will not want you creating new stuff in VFP. .... now if their reasons are valid or not is really kinda beside the point, the fact is that less and less opportunities for us VFP folks. I've been working as a programmer since 1981, so I've seen plenty of things come and go. VFP has been my favorite thus far - and of course it will be around for many many more years. But at some point it just won't be feasable to work with it - like are you gonna write a new app in Pascal for dos? sure you CAN do it, but who the heck is gonna want it? VFP will end up the same way.

>Why? Do you stop driving your car when the manufacturer discontinues the model? VFP still works and will for sometime. The community is doing some amazing things to keep things going. Head over to http://vfpx.codeplex.com for some examples.
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>>It does appear to run in W7 - so at least it won't kill the current VFP apps out there....but still I don't see the logic in anyone creating a NEW application with VFP when it's pretty much at death's door.