>>>>>ummm. What I was trying to point out is that; did MS finally 'market VFP?'
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>>>>Depends on your definition of "Marketing".
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>>>>For the record, the American Marketing Association (www.ama.org) defines marketing as:
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>>>>"Marketing is the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational objectives."
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>>>I'm not being pro-MS, but wasn't the Fox community just asking for something simple as "MENTIONING VFP in newsletters", "not EXCLUDING VFP in newsletters", or "MS ACKNOWLEDGING that VFP is one of their products" or something along those lines? Or have I been out of touch for so long (in UT) now that the Fox's "marketing needs" have evolved much further to the grandeur mentioned above?
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>>Yup, people did.. however, some of the same people are already saying it isn't enough, which is exactly what I knew they would do.
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>Reminds me of a saying that goes: Give them an inch and they'll ask for a mile. Still, I like VFP very much and will still use it for the foreseable future. Can't wait for VFP7 to come out. MS marketing it or not.

Hi Ramil,

You are absolutely correct, as far as I'm concerned. This mention in MSDN Flash is exactly the sort of thing we've been asking for, and it's the first taste of it we've had in quite a while. It is unquestionably a significant positive step, I hope the first in a series of such very small actions that mean a lot to VFP and cost nothing to Microsoft. I'm happy about the latest announcement in MSDN Flash, and this is the third time I've said so in as many days. There has been some real progress here, and I have no reservation about acknowledging that fact.

Would you like to see more, or should we call it a day and say that VFP marketing is now completed? A single point doesn't establish a trend, so it would be nice to see a bit more regularity to these sorts of brief references in the appropriate places before we dub this a "marketing process", as opposed to an isolated marketing event. Also there remain some conspicuous omissions I'm sure we'd all like to see cleared up. We're not asking for a mile, just a few more inches, in a few more places, with a little more regularity. Meanwhile, kudos to Microsoft for taking the first step!

Mike