>>There is FUD in a move from one platform to another, no doubt, but my main issue is that M$ has screwed me once and I don't want them to have that opportunity again.
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>I get that part and can't say I disagree (I would have profited greatly from expanded and continued support for VFP) But whatever VFP's merits, or MS's moral shortcomings - the technical side of .net and the critical mass of MS resources and developers using it indicates to me I can make some money with it. My mantra for the last 20 years has been "I've made a lot more money off of Microsoft than they've ever made off of me" so I'm still cool with it <bg>

Are you sure you didn't make that money from your own work and off your customers? Or were you reselling their wares?