>I wonder if Microsoft would ever consider just compiling VFP to 64-bit? They wouldn't necessarily have to release the source.
>Even though the advantages would be small (at least for now), perception is everything and people perceive VFP being stuck in 32-bit land.
>PHP has 64 bit versions floating around, although nothing official apparently. But just the fact that they have this option seems important.

Ain't gonna happen... I think there would need to be massive internal changes to do that .. People's perception of VFP being stuck at 32-bit are the least of your worries and the perception that VFP is antequated and dead are the real perceptions...