Jim,

>Hi Allan,
>
>SNIP
>Doug D. wrote:
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>>>The reason I ask is that I also think that I am being a realist in that the product is still 'out there', there is already a 'next version' in the works, VFP has now officially by Microsoft been suggested as a better choice (I think there's more of this to come but let's wait & see) - but do you remember people saying that not even that would happen? And all those who not much more than two weeks ago who said that that would never happen are suddenly complaining about something else!
>>>
>SNIP
>
>What's forgotten here is that this didn't happen today - it's been out there for a long time now. And has it made any difference?...not that I can see.
>Touting it as a momentous statement is wrong.

A couple weeks ago folks were suggesting that what was needed was for Microsoft to assert that VFP was better than some of their other products and to also be mre agressive in their marketing efforts. I agree, and always have, with both assertions. What I have been asserting here is this: Microsoft has done what folks want and they still grumble as if nothing had been done at all. I'm just suggesting that that is not an accurate observation.

Should meore be done Jim? Sure, I'm all for it but when are folks going to admit what has happened? That's all really.

Now, what people were asserting as being necessary from their pov as essential for the successful future of VFP has happened they complain.

I don't get it..

>
>And finally, again, no one said that not even that would happen. What they said was that there was serious doubt that any marketing would be done in either the non-VFP community spots (especially IS management oriented publications) or within MS itself.
>
>Cheers

Well, I guess what you're suggesting is that even though MSFT has done this that that is de facto proof that they will not do the other then?

It just seems like so much sour grapes...