>Well, VFP isn't alone in being not liked by Gartner, now they've targeted IIS as well:
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>http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2813854,00.html
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>We use IIS and apply the patches- there is a utility that checks your server and tells you if you need more patches.
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>I'll be interested to see whether MS responds to this as energetically as they responded when Gartner said its piece about VFP.

How can they "respond" ? ... Deny that it not "true" ? Start building better software ? Offer discounts ? Open Source ?

In this situation, I think Gartner has a point ... particularly when one has to maintain an IIS Server.

The MS drive to be the answer to ever facet of computing means that it is spreading itself thinner and thinner, and all its products are taking on a particularly sloppy aspect; the alternatives are becoming more attractive all the time. Sort of like the old automobile industry.