>>>What I'm saying is that M$ should have given *EQUAL* treatment to marketing VFP itself
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>Why does VFP deserve equal treatment.

Why doesn't it. Anyway, in this I was referring to the lack of promotion of VFP itself, not in relation to Tech-ed or any other conference. To this there is no argument, it's a fact.

>The attendance numbers have been far less than equal than the other tools. Again, why should VFP take up a session slot where 10 folks attend at the expense of another session where 100-200 folks would >attend.

I'm not going to repeat the same argument a third time so in this we'll just have to agree to disagree

>It is about supply and demand. Without the demand, there will be nor should there be a supply.

In this I agree with Jim N. Demand creates supply but marketing creates demand.