>>So. I've been checkin' some things out.
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>>Am I correct in understanding that there will be no more VFP versions?
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>>Accepting this, here's what I've found out.
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>>The whole VFP thing, will probably never happen again. What this unassuming little product can do beats the socks off of anything you can throw at me. Java with Neatbeans or Eclipse? VS.NET?
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>>Doesn't matter. What VFP can do for the price you pay will never be beat.
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>>Even the free stuff.
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>>Raise your hand if you've used Open Source software and had a better experience than what you've paid for. I'd be surprised if that's not everybody.
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>>But here's the thing. There is going to be no more VFP versions (unless I'm wrong). So what's up?
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>>The answer, as far as I can tell, is PHP and MySql.
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>>If you have some thoughts on this subject, I encourage you to share them.
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>Your key words: better experience than what you've paid for. :o) If you don't pay anything for the tool, that's not difficult to accomplish :o)

It depends. Linux has cost me well over 100 hours of my time fighting with it. My results - Each box I fought with Linux on now runs a Windows server version because it is so much easier to deal with and is documented far, far better.