>>EXE size is a problem for the programmer to fix - not Microsoft.
>EXE File compiled in POWERBUILDER / DELPHI is much smaller than VFP no matter how huge the application is.

You have to be careful how you compare things, too, it's not just the EXE. I think PB has more run-times, and add open client or similar runtimes, and there's a lot of stuff running under there. The PB app here runs slower than my comparable vfp app, I can tell you that...