>I wonder what it costs to get an app certified? Might be cheaper than a second employee. :-)

The only cost involved AFAIK is independent testin (VeriTest). But cost is the least of your concerns. Getting an app logo compliant is a pretty monumental task, and is currently very difficult to impossible with VFP for several reasons. You can check out the requirements at http://msdn.microsoft.com/certification/appspec.asp