>>>By the way,
>>>
>>>Do you remember a product called 'Windows Vista' ?
>>>
>>>How much off schedule was it launched ? 1 year ? 2 years ? In fact 4 years as the real version was 'Windows 7'
>>>Did anyone loose faith in the editor ? Stopped buying his products ?
>>
>>Invalid comparison. Vista was a bomb but the market had no problem running on XP while waiting for the next major OS (Windows 7). There were no other mass-marketable viable desktop alternatives (go ahead and flame me and say linux is viable - been there, done that).
>>
>>There are lots of modern alternatives to VFP.
>>
>>VFP was only used in a small market when it was a current product. That market is drying up quickly as customers move to more modern alternatives.
>>
>>Some of the alternatives have huge developer bases (hence support and maintainability).
>>
>>Some of the alternatives will be around for a LONG time and are produced by major companies.
>>
>>Developers and users of VFP based solutions would be stupid to wait to see if this product ever happens while the world passes them by. There is no reason to wait. VFP isn't coming back. VFP doesn't have enough unique features that make it a requirement for development.
>>
>>
>
>William, how do you back up the "small market when it was a current product" statement? Do you have numbers to go with that? Are you talking about the US, North America, and/or the entire globe?
>

I am talking about North America. I do not have a source of numbers at the moment. I do know that it was rare that a client or a potential contractor had even heard of VFP at any time while VFP was a marketed (if you can call it that) product. It was a niche product at best. The fact that Microsoft tried to steer clients away from VFP pretty much says volumes.

>I just have a *gut feeling* that we don't really know the true number of VFP apps and users outside of North America.
>
>
>
>>
>>>
>>>How long will VFP operate on windows ? at least 5 years, much more actually as µ$ CANNOT give up back compatibility to preserve its corporate client workstations business.
>>>
>>>What difference make 2 month in the whole VFP / VFP Compiler roadmap ? I wonder ...
>>>
>>>@ Denis: by the way, as you seem to be French speaker, come to the next Rencontres AtoutFox ! That's where big things happen now !
>>>just kidding ;-)
>>>
>>>th