>Well folks, I hate to fan the "FoxPro is dead" thread, but nevertheless, I'm reporting what I've been told. Note that in the following, I'm not saying Fox is dead but trying to provide some insight to what VFP is thought of within the sales and consulting arms of MSFT.
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>I have a computer consultant friend of mine who I've known for roughly six years or so. He used to be a FoxPro developer and knew it rather well. We talk about once a week -- I consider him a reliable source. Recently (perhaps today?) he went on a second interview with Microsoft Consulting (I won't say where to protect the guilty). He's a pretty intelligent guy and has good experience with a broad selection of products -- I think he'd be an excellent hire for MSFT Consulting.
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>He spoke to a recruiter regarding a final interview. The recruiter is someone within MSFT Consulting. The recruiter went over his experience -- VB, VC++, Access, Delphi, SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase and others, and asked pertinent questions.
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>The recruiter asked if he had any other experience. He mentioned his FoxPro and VFP experience on his resume. The recruiter told him specifically "Don't mention it in your interview." I repeat -- the recruiter told him specifically "Don't mention it in your interview."
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>The implication was obvious to both -- if you want a job within the arm of MSFT Consulting, don't mention VFP. It's not used and is actively discouraged.
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>Other things mentioned -- he has a friend who joined MSFT Consulting -- a person whom he worked with at his current job, has told him that it is common knowledge within MSFT Consulting that VFP will not be in the next major release of Visual Studio.
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>He also "reported" that it is also common knowledge that MSFT is not actively working on any sort of major release of VFP. Now I know that's not true but I'm just telling you what's going around the water coolers at MSFT sales offices and MSFT Consulting.

I agree with Mike. These people are dead wrong. I was just approached by some local Microsoft people who asked me if I'd be available to do some Fox presentations for them.

You need to remember that Microsoft Consulting is just like many of us. They are consultants, trying to sell the solution...and they are selling to BIG corporations. The truth is, VB sells there better than VFP.