Walter,

You example was very generic. When Ken said that the future of VFP depends more on upgrades (VFP 7 or MSDN) than anything else, I take that as being something that is not open to a lot of interpretation. The only future for Fox that matter is 8. If 8 is not realized, the future of Fox is neccesarily a moot point.

Had Ken been more generic, open ended, I would agree with your analysis. Because it was provided with a good degree of specicifity, I have to reject the comparison as not applying. Still, I respect your opinion here and we will agree to disagree.

At the very least, my interpreation is a reasonable one; not one that was pulled out of thin air, as some would like to claim it was. As long as you see and understand that, my point is made...

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>John,
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>>>Correct, that rumor/theory started by those on this thread who don't know anything about Microsoft plans or strategy stated that, completely false. There will be another version of VFP, it is currently being developed.
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>>Actually, that rumor/theory was started by you:
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>>>>This is correct, developers need to upgrade to VFP 7.0. The Fox team is and will be measured by the number of developers who upgrade to VFP 7.0 or MSDN subscriptions, that is what determines the future of VFP more than anything else.
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>It's not that difficult to see that these two statements don't neccesarely contradict eachother. I would simply draw the conclusion that the far future (VFP 8 excluded) would be determined by the sales (of VFP 7). I did not read that it won't have a future not enough copies are sold.
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>Compare this with people: My future depends on how my business runs this year. Does this say that I will be terminated if sales this year are below expected ?
>No of course not, it only means that the direction of my future can get a bit different.
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>I cannot draw any conclusion to this statement if the sales expectations are not met.
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>Walter,