>>The major difference I see from VFP is "me" instead of "this". I think you're chasing the wrong rabbit here.
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>C++, Java, VFP are use "this", SmallTalk uses "self". Did whe really need another keyword for self-referencing?

It should not be too hard for them to allow using "me" or "this" interchangeably in VB7. "Me" is used in some of the web scripting syntax, so that's probably where the (crazy) idea came from.