>>using virtualization, yupp. Still multi-user file ISAM access might be made too errorprone by OS default settings like SMB2 or oplocking. I visualize table access more like office documents in the future: exclusive might make table usage "compatible" with the surrounding systems again.
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>My take is that by the time VFP9 starts choking on Windows, there will be minimim two other xbase platforms capable of taking it over
>with minimal tweaks. Something like switching between Clipper 5.1 to FPD 2.6.
>And this is just about the price I am willing to pay for doing M$ yet another favour ;)

How will using another product fix ISAM-file-based multiuser issues ?