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>Do you think it worth bombarding this sales reps email with a little straight forward talk about Foxpro?? *G*
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>Why? What did the guy write in his letter that was inaccurate? FWIW, I think the guy is smart. He sees a potential market and is bringing forth compelling reasons for individuals in that market to buy his services.
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>What is wrong with that?

I don't recall what the actual script was that was stated but from what I recall, it was a general assumption that ALL versions of foxpro would not run under W2K. I think that is where it becomes really vague. If it had been prefaced with earlier versions of Foxpro then I could agree with it but it was not accurate in that sense. I am running VFP apps with w2k and have not had any problems whatsoever. Granted I am only one person but one person does invalidate the general 'marketing' statement. Could then this marketing letter then be construed as libelous toward a product? I'm not sure if that is possible or not. I don't have the resources to actually check that in a law library for precedent.

I have no qualms about marketing a product or service, just make sure you can correctly justify the statements made in it.

As for the statement of flooding the sales reps email, wrong thing to do. More of a tongue in check response. But actually calling the company to inquire about their marketing approach would have been better suited. I'm more inclined to take a direct approach in situations like this to find out their thinking and if necessary, express my viewpoint of the matter.