>I just had a thought about reasons what MSFT bought Fox Software. I've never heard before this reason before, but...
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>What if MSFT bought Fox Software (March, 92) was "just in case"? The precursor to Access had been dumped and Access was under development but hadn't yet been released (Nov. 92).
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That's not a new thought. I remember many speculating about it.

Back in those days I worked quite a bit with Mike Antonovich, who wrote a few Fox books. I remember him and others saying the exact same thing.