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>>Craig;
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>>I have mentioned the local Microsoft sales types here in Silicon valley know little or nothing about Visual FoxPro, and when you ask them a question they have no answer. These same sales types go around to major corporations and "suggest" what to use. Now if these sales types are on commission or have to meet sales goals as other salesman have to in other industries, I can understand why they do not mention Visual FoxPro.
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>>Tom
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>When was the last time and MS Salesperson said anything about Works? It's a legitimate product. Why won't he pitch it?
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>The facts are this:
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>1. The sales rep has to make the sale. He gets paid on commission
>2. The sales rep has received limited training. It makes sense to leverage that training by learning VB. Now they can demo development tools, Office, and many other things.
>3. The sales rep will only talk about what he knows...and because of #2.
>4. The sale is more likely to happen (see #1) if he says "VB/SQL Server". Why? That's what the decision maker has heard from peer and the Gartner Group.
>5. If he makes the sale, he not only gets his commission, but that will help overall sales for the company, thus increasing the stock price. BINGO! He gets a second bonus cause as an employee, he's also a stock holder.
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>Remember, MS is NOT a technology company. It is a MARKETING company. They are not necessarily going to pitch what is the best technological solution...they are going to pitch what is marketed the best and what will sell the best.

Works is a legitimate product? I did not know that! I thought it was just some crappy crude boiled down office app that was loaded free with low-end Win OS purchases.