>>Why would I want to use a less-than-stellar product, regardless of which one it was? VB has some very cool stuff, as does VFP. Just not the same kind of command line/window.
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>MS in particular, has an unpleasant history of decreeing the "best" technology to use, then pulling the rug out from under those who commit to it. If you want to always use "stellar" technology, you'll be switching from one product to another on an annual basis. Some programmers are good enough to be fully competent in more than one product; I don't count myself amongst them. Simply, those who wish to leverage their existing knowledge, rather than learn a lot of new stuff, will continue to use less-than-stellar products. This is a dangerous attitude in this era of rapid change, but a lot of people have it.


Just curious as to who has a "stellar" product? I maintain that it's all beta - either declared or undeclared. And that goes for software the "big boys" ship or us little guys. I've never written a program that I felt couldn't have been improved and there are so many links in the chain anymore, you never know which piece is going to break next. Netscape, IE, etc. etc. etc.