>>Are you arguing Microsoft is lacking of any 'progressive insight'? I favor those who keep pushing and informing MS to re-evaluate the decission to halt any development on VFP. For sure if nobody is requesting them to reconsider, they will not.
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>Hi, Koen,
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>I just read the petition. I can't predict with absolutely certainty, but I seriously doubt this will have the intended effect. As Craig said, Microsoft is focusing on Azure right now. Yes, I realize a company can focus on multiple objectives, but I would be stunned if anyone saw any further VFP development from MS. I don't know if any developers from the VFP team are still with Microsoft, and so the cost to bring on new developers to take on the product would be significant. And that leads to my next point.
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>Aside from that, the petition itself needs a value proposition. What is in it for the software vendor? Microsoft is a business and any good business is going to do what's in their best interests. There's no projected revenue stream and acknowledgment of the costs. I certainly understand what's in the hearts of the petitioners, but no company is likely to consider a petition if there's no financial case for it.

Yup. And I am not a Microsoft fan but they are not business dummies. I feel like telling you another story but have told you many stories already. This one probably would get me permanently banned.