>>Plus, even if MS did drop it, it would take about 4 weeks for someone else to pick it up -- and probably make it better.
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>>Lighten up, guy!
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>I hate to saw this but, MS uses and or bases some parts of Jet, ADO, and SQL Server on code from FoxPro and rushmore technologies. Even if they stopped the FoxPro product line, they would not sell it!
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Yeah! But how hard would it be to duplicate its functionality and call it VisualWolfPro or something like that. Functionality cannot be copyrighted. Look at xBase if you think duplicating FoxPro would be difficult. xBase expropriated all the Clipper programmers when Computer Associates bought then torpedoed Clipper. Anyone who can tell the difference between xBase and Clipper 4 has got better vision than I.
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Jim Edgar
Jurix Data Corporation
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