Craig,

>>>>I will certainly be satisfied if Ken is permitted to make contributions that will result in a better, more stable, less buggy more widely respected product. Whether that happens remains to be seen. Until then, I remain my usual skeptical self where MicroSoft is concerned.
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>>>>Regards,
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>>>Ken is in marketing. Can you tell me how that translates to less buggy and more stable product?
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>>Maybe he "sells" Microsoft on putting more time/money into development of VFP?
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>The number of people on the Fox team has increased this year, so yes.. more manhours and money are being spent. However, Ken taking on the marketing responsibilities does not necessarily translate into a "more stable, less buggy" product.

Easy..

1. Sell more product as a result of successful marketing
2. More cash goes into VFP team coffers.
3. VFP team uses cash to 'buy' whatever they need to make product better - even if that means less stress as a result of one more developer or help writer or tester or ??

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The money that successful marketing generates should IMO be plowed back ito the product and more marketing.