>>Everything else is dead? Obviously VFP is buried then since there are a LOT more WP7 phones out there than VFP apps. Not to say that Microsoft isn't screwing up their chances with WP7 by mismanaging the product.

Who cares about number of devices- VFP works on Windows PCs and there are a lot more of those than Windows phones. So? The issue is that human beings in droves are transferring allegiance to smartphones. Apple is cleaning up- nearly $100B in cash reserves now. Android is romping along gobbling down market share. Everybody else is diminishing and less interesting by the day. Some of us saw this bus approaching almost 2 years ago but now the roar of the engine is deafening. Can't hear it? Whatever.

>>I've been doing .NET development for about a decade. My .NET skills are in demand...

Sure. Just because Henry Ford produced something new didn't put buggy-whip technicians out of demand immediately.

You know what? this is exactly what VFP people used to be told- with relish by some people. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and who is resistant to change now? ;-)

>>.NET is alive and doing very well, thank you. Far far better than VFP ever did.

I accept everything you say. NET has been a marvelous, profitable choice for a lot of people. But the Winds of Change aren't interested in nostalgia. VFP people have had to get used to their imposed coffin and are about to be joined by a lot of lovely new friends. ;-)