>... So, why did MS buy Fox - for the engine of course. VB was already entrenched as the langauge of choice and the first version of Access was shipped. By then, the game was over.

John,

I think MS brought Fox to get rid of a dangerous competitor and to get us, the developers.

In a way, from MS point of view VFP is too good. It doesn't need SQL server, which is a truly profitable product...

Alex