>What other product, other than VFP, is able to do all three tiers?

VB, VC, Delphi....to name 3

>I can't think of one - not that this is a huge deal, just that VFP has the proverbial "whole enchilada"
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I just thought of three, and it was not a huge deal...< vbg >....


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I think this might be why MSFT has had some trouble as to where to market the product....
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MS is having trouble findin a place to market VFP? No, MS does not market VFP because MS does not invest in markets with little or no growth. That said, we could debate the whole chicken v. egg thing; whether MS caused the market to decline or the contrary. The bottom line, if MS wanted to market the product, they would.

Here is a generic question to ponder: when does one go from being optimistic to being in denial?????

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