>John,
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>>Well, if we get CLR we lose the functionality of VFP.
>IMHO, we might lose some but we will get even more. It is the investment that we are trying to protect here and the continuity of the proficiency we gained so far. Perhaps, no new players will be attracted if it will not totally sustain the demand of the ever changing technology.

Doesn't matter, MS isn't going to devote the resources to take VFP to CLF. They've already said that. Now as we move along, after toying with Dot Net's beta, this is a good thing. What a resource hog!