Jim:
>People (well, at least me) do believe that mention in MS publications does show that the product is active and alive. Compare this to the 5+ years of no mention virtually anywhere in a MS rag. Insiders (at MS) and outsiders (bolstered by our friends at gartner) all thought that VFP was no longer or that it was on death row. Decision makers were saying no way, not in my shop.
Now there is at least a chance that the decision makers will consider the product AND an even better chance that, should they ask a MS rep about it they will get a knowledgeable response rather than the 'huh, do we still sell that' or 'we don't sell that any more'.
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JVP:

I agree that in theory, it gives decision makers a chance to be more informed about VFP. The fact is, short little blurbs do nothing to inform people. And, all of this assumes the decision makers want or are asking for the chance...



Jim:

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This is where I fear the push on .NET will get in Ken's way. Feature ads could be off the table for anything but .NET for all we know. Marketers are known to be a paranoid bunch, and if the .NET marketers can convince the powers that matter that ONLY .NET-family development tools may be promoted through feature ads, well....
It is only a "moral victory" if things end where they are now. I'm betting they won't.
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When the dogs of war - that is .NET is unleashed, anything that is in the way will get bowled over fairly quickly...

I hope this quoting style made it easier to see who said what...