>>However, what happens if you go three tier? I think inheritance in VFP will kick VBs butt here.

OK...

How often do you take advantage of multiple layers of inheritance with COM components? How about events, which is at the core of multi-tier architecture?? How does inheritnace address that? It does'nt.

Look ,I am not saying that VFP does not have advantages, it does. But, to make a general statement that VFP kicks VB's butt because of inheritance is a bit misleading. In reality, regarding which tool to use, it really depends on a multiude of variables..