>>>Although I've been negative about this decision in the past, I now feel it is a good one.
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>>I'm in thr same boat. I just wish everyone would read that link that Robert posted:
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>>"Visual FoxPro is an extremely powerful application development tool. Its data-centric, object-oriented language offers developers a robust tool set for building database applications deployed on the desktop, as client-server solutions, or on the Web via components and Web Services. Visual FoxPro is optimized for building fast database applications and components."
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>>"Microsoft is committed to improving the Visual FoxPro product beyond version 7.0 and to continuing to serve the needs of FoxPro developers worldwide. Future versions of the product will directly address the most popular customer requests, as well as support enhancements coming in future versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Office."
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>>Gartner Group, eat your heart out.
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>I believe that this phrase:
>"...continuing to serve the needs of FoxPro developers worldwide."
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>should be changed to something like
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>"...continuing to serve the business needs worldwide."
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>so it does not look like only FoxPro developers need that.

I agree that current FoxPro developers should not be the only target, but I think the point of the paragraph is that we get to shape the future of VFP and decide what goes into the product, rather than it having to fit in with the rest of VS.