Good question.

>From what I heard IBM OS/2 was more stable than windows. Advertising is everything? YES!
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>We still see the DEVCON notices on the M$ web site and on the M$ VFP site. The question is, Is M$ spending the time, money and it's resource to hummor VFP Developers or does M$ have something in mind for the future. Has anyone asked Bill G about it?
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>>Hi Scott,
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>>Didn't I just see an ad posted somewhere for VFP programmers for Pitney Bowes? I guess you didn't find anybody, eh? The only reason that I even noticed the ad is because I'm originally from CT (now living in CA, so I'm not really interested in the job). There's obviously still people programming in VFP and jobs are out there for us, so it's not dead. It's interesting how MS handles the hype for VFP tho ... does anybody else notice a similarity between this and the way IBM (non)promoted OS/2 way back when?
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>>Bonnie
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>>>Hi John,
>>>I just wanted to toss in some experiences I have just run into. I'm switching divisions in my company. The new group I'm going to has people with FoxPro/VFP experience, but we are not being allowed to use the tool. We can write our own utilities for personal use, but anything going to an end user has to be written in Access and VB. Demos have been put together showing that VFP outperforms Access for the types of applications that they are writing, but these have been ignored. The mindset of management is that VB is the way to go because MS does not stand by the VFP product. The lack of any real advertising in comparison fuels this argument. Finally, because VB is promoted so heavily, we can no longer find any experienced VFP programmers for full time work, or graduates who are willing to work with the language. The lack of bodies willing to work with VFP is another driving force to eliminate it as a viable tool in my workplace.
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>>>Do you see this trend out in your area? I'm in CT.
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>>>Scott Fitzgerald