>SNIP
>>Do people agree?
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>Ken,
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>Of course we do! Directness and honesty are the cornerstones of everything!
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>And it is a two-way street. So when you proffer the "status" (opinion) that the more sales there are, the more marketing there will be, you can't blame some of us for opining that that is back-asswards to conventional wisdom [that says that if you want to sell more product, do more marketing].

Ken:

For whatever it is worth, I agree with Jim. Marketing is a prerequsite to the success of VFP. I am new to programming, yet I selected VFP as my tool. Its powerful, and has a fantastic community that provides the help when you need it most. Microsoft should increase awareness of VFP, just like they do VB.