>Thanks for the input. I did indeed go to:
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>http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/prodinfo/future.asp
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>I discovered that Fox seems to be well positioned within the Visual Studio package as a middle or upper tier development solution. The only question I have is one of the Market driving MS or MS driving the Market? If MS gets its way then Fox is a staple. But what of the market?

Fox actually seems to be growing a bit. The Fox team at MS is larger than it was just a few months ago. This past summer there was an XML conference in California where Fox got more attention than any other Visual Studio tool. Fox is alive and well and has a great future.