First you say

>I completly agree with the above statement, although the buzzword for our managers at the moment is "Oracle" and Microsoft products are not seen as serious competitors - but do I ever get a chance to prove it otherwise - NO.

Then you say

>The bottom line is that MS's marketing on VFP isn't reaching parts other products (VB!) can! and until they sort it out we are going to have to go on busting our guts discussing this matter time and time again, hearing the same old "VFP Dead" rumour until MS has made it clear what they are going to do - afterall, they are the only ones that can set the record straight!

I don't understand. We market the hell out of SQL Server and Visual Basic, yet the managers at your company don't believe us. Why do you think they would believe us if we marketed the hell out of Visual FoxPro?

Robert