Walter Meester
HoogkarspelNetherlands
Hi Walter,
This is what a whole lot of people speculate, but it really doesn't make sense if thought through just a little more.
I'm guessing that dBASE still exists as a viable competitor to VFP, but I am not aware of anything else which is *current*.
Now SQL Server is expensive in both direct and hidden costs and is enough so to keep many (most, I would say) small to medium businesses *away* from SQL Server (or its cousins) as an alternative.
Small and medium business makes up the vast (make that VAST) majority of businesses *and* the area where there is still huge scope for deployment of computerized applications.
MS knows this and I am guessing that they push VB for that area. One day they will have to wake up and see the error of their ways in this regard.
Cheers,
Jim N
>Vidar,
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>>Given its speed, 90% of database applications can probably be run with local tables on single workstations or small LANs, where the FoxPro DBF format is just right. Gosh, Microsoft would lose a lot of MS-SQL sales if that were widely known...
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>This might be the exact reason why MS is not going to promote VFP. MS chooses to earn money, not to provide users the efficient database development tool.
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>Walter,
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