>> Crystal Reports 8 will be included with VS.Net.
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>So why doesn't Microsoft buy it? ... and enhance it to fit VFP file formats?

Because it isn't for sale. *g*. Many other products, some of which compete directly with MS products, also bundle CR as their report tool. I think those companies would oppose any such purchase. Honestly, even if MS did buy it, I don't see them enhancing it to support VFP tables. ADO and XML are the future. That's where the enhancements would be made.