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20/12/2018 12:05:39
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
OS:
Windows Server 2012 R2
Network:
Windows Server 2012 R2
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Application:
Desktop
Virtual environment:
VMWare
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01664647
Message ID:
01664710
Views:
53
>>>> like mini computers earlier entered the medium businesses.
>>>
>>>Have you seen any DEC, Prime, or Data General computers lately?
>>>Lots of people invested millions in those systems which were quickly obsoleted by PC's a few years later.
>>>Those who stayed on main frames and went directly to PC's saved millions.
>>>Again, judgement matters.
>>
>>Again your reply is way out of the point … we were discussing the market trends in the late 70’s and you argue that there are no more mini computers today… surrealist
>>
>>Judgment matters where reason fails
>
>You've mentioned Lightswitch and Silverlight a few times. I don't think it took a "20 year plan" mindset to recognize those were "tools in search of a problem".
>
>Not that they didn't have their merit - they had some - but that's a really low-hanging fruit argument.

OK, after all these ‘nay you’re wrong’ arguments, what is your vision of today’s and future situation, besides what you do which obviously must be right and perfect?
Thierry Nivelet
FoxinCloud
Give your VFP application a second life, web-based, in YOUR cloud
http://foxincloud.com/
Never explain, never complain (Queen Elizabeth II)
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