I just received MSDN Flash, Volume 5, Number 20, October 22, 2001, and it contains another prominent pair of references to VFP:

* Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Talks About Visual FoxPro 7.0
In this two-minute video, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discusses features and enhancements in Visual FoxPro version 7.0 -- including support for XML Web services and Microsoft SQL Server, as well as improved integration with other Microsoft products.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/prodinfo/ballmer.asp

* VFP DevCon 2001 Keynote: Visual FoxPro 7.0 and Beyond
View the keynote session given by Microsoft Visual FoxPro team members Ken Levy, Randy Brown, and Calvin Hsia on September 10, at Advisor VFP DevCon.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/technical/articles/vfp7/default.asp

Thanks to Microsoft (and Ken Levy, no doubt) for keeping it up!