>Rewrite always takes longer and is more expensive than originally estimated.

That's a pretty broad statement. I'd estimate that we've done as many under estimate as we have over estimate, when the specs remained constant.
On the other hand, there's no limit to how far you can go over estimate, while there is a limit to how far you can be below it.

I've seen some whoppers over estimate!

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>>A large Corporate Client of mine was prepared to update a VFP 9 App until they went on Microsoft's VFP Main page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vfoxpro/bb190225.aspx and got scared by the statement:
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>>"Note that Visual FoxPro 9.0 is the last version and was published in 2007. For a great solution for building modern business applications, take a look at LightSwitch in Visual Studio 2012"
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>>which they interpreted this as "Microsoft is telling us to use another product."
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>>So we have another case of FUD - Fear, Uncertainy Doubt..So I have to reassure them..
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>>Any articles around to make the business case for VFP?
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>>BTW, Already own the wonderful Henztenwerke Book: The Business Case for Moving (Some) Business Applications to VFP in 2013 - Highly Recommended