It all sounds plausible to me, Ken, and I too am too old to learn another language like I know FP (and getting close with VFP).

Cheers,

jim N

>Jim,
>
>To be honest - here's what I really believe. I don't think MS will kill VFP overnight, however, I am beginning to think they will undermarket, undersell, unerpromote, and be under-enthusiastic about until enough of the market attritions out and they can say "sorry - not enough people use it anymore" - that way - no blame for them - no recourse for us - and they get this little thorn in their side out of the way.
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>In the mean time, they'll keep having ra-ra sessions, and neat things on the web site, etc - but limited to very Fox specific audiences - to make us think they are fully behind it. That way, they won't make us as mad and can keep us in the MS fold. I can hear it now - "there, there - don't you fret 'bout that little ole FoxPro - look at this shiny new VB/SQL combo - it's not so bad is it? ... just look what you can do with it!"
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>Maybe this is pessimistic - but it adds up pretty well given everything we see. I still stick to my point that if the "demise" rumours were completely false - they wouldn't be popping up all the time. ARGHHHH!!!! I'm too old and tired to learn another language like I know VFP!!!
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>Ken
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>>Hi Ken,
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>>It sure looks like Mr. Green has been fighting "the good fight" but a losing battle so far.
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>>I wonder why he hasn't resorted to a full-blown spamming of ALL MS PERSONNEL and headlines in their internal newsletters to:
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>>1) TELL everyone otherwise;
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>>2) Warn them of penalties for rumouring *any* death of *any* MS product.
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>>Sure feels like the time is ripe to me for DRASTIC action.
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>>Jim N
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>>>Hello All,
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>>>Sorry to jump in here - but as I read this and other related threads - The question burns: Why is VFP viewed this way - at all - by anyone? The only answers I can come up with are that somebody at MS - and it probably is a lot of somebodies - is perpetuating this. We hear what R. Green and the VFP page says - but what are the other groups saying?
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>>BIG snip