Gary,
I think a lot of what you pointed out is inevitable. The Fox engine has established itself as dominant, so MS will squeeze whatever dollars they can out of it...I say more power to them. And I'm really looking forward to making apps that are truly better than the apps that I am writing or can write. I'll always have the advantage of being familiar with Fox's libraries and I'll bring that into future Studio apps.
Personlly, I think this evolution is really cool.
Baby, you ain't seen nuthin yet!
Matt
Matt McDonnell
...building a better mousetrap with moldy cheese...