>>*snip*
>>>Third, and sometimes overlooked, is not every desktop app is a candidate for web based deployment.
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>>Don't say that to loud. MS could be listening. Can you say .NET? < bg >
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>< bg >"Dot NET"?
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>I think we both know (from first hand experience) that MS is listening.:-)
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>Before anyone takes you too seriously< s >, I think we both might agree that MS knows this as well as anyone. From my perspective, it's one of the reasons that "the Fox is out of the box".
Yes and no.

I think the MS marketing line will be to develop desktop apps using Winforms in VS.NET using VB.NET or C# for languages, not VFP. In fact I guarantee it. MS will not promote VFP with any angle over their much coveted .NET development platform.