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>>>Hi Al, the mail is this one, and I personally don't like it.
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>>What's not to like? They are apparently allowed to sell VFP9 licenses but only bundled with their Visual Extend product. Their right to do so expires shortly. They are offering those who want it the ability to buy Visual Extend with VFP as a bundled deal before their agreement with MS ends. Whats the problem other than they are charging a price for their framework and essentially including a VFP license for free?
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>Hi Jos:
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>What I don't like is to receive unsolicited email for a product that will not have more support as "my last chance in life" to get VFP, when really the intention is to sell another product.
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>If I want a VFP license (last in life) I think that a MSDN subscription (Professional) is far better, and have a LOT of other software, all VFP versions included, for less than U$S 1300!
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>Take a look at this:
>http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/5/4/15454442-CF17-47B9-A65D-DF84EF88511B/Products_by_Benefit_Level.xlsx
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>Regards.-

I had MSDN Pro as well and know what it offers. Still I think the Visual Extend offer is not a bad one - you get a framework plus VFP license. I don't use a framework but if someone wanted one then this is not a bad offer. And although possibly unsolicited it is relevant to VFP developers. I am not a Visual Extend user or prospect (never have been) and I did not get any email from them even though I have been in the VFP community from the earliest days. So they did not just send to anyone and everyone but I am guessing to email addresses that they had on file either from clients or from prior inquiries they have received for their product. In a world filled to the brim with BS spam this is a minor thing for me.