Attention: Any MS marketing staff reading

I was informed a few minutes ago that our product could not be distributed in France (our potentially biggest market) because it is fox-based.

The product : a 3,000 hours sharp c-s repository-based generic HR development made in vfp (instead of Delphi). I pleased the marketing team.

The market : potentially 700 c-s installations in French mid-sized industry by a significant software house. The objective : replace both an old non-scalable jet-based access development and a failed (yes it happens, folks) vb+Sql server project.

The reason not to make the deal : rejected by the techies because fox has been used. I could not hide it in the end.

This is, of course, not the first time. It will be the last one. I AM MORE THAN FED UP WITH MS VFP MARKETING. Why did i stay with vfp for data-centric apps (i have been leaning to Delphi for quite a few years now).

I AM QUITTING MS-TOOLS BASED AND OTHER WIN32-ONLY DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW.

Good luck to those sticking to the fox.