>What if the answer to the above was, “Yes”, and more importantly, what would this say about the future?

I would rather speculate your way than be so completely negative about VFP's future.

How about this: The reason why VFP is not in .NET is because Microsoft needed a REAL application development environment that has shipped hundreds of thousands applications that businesses ACTUALLY USE. They actually won't support any of those for much longer other than VFP. :)


>Now all of the above is pure speculation on my part. I don’t know anything that isn’t common knowledge in this regard. What I do know is, if this is the case, then the future of VFP is both bright and promising.

Then the next version will really have the foxhead with shades like the one Whil Henzten supplies in his Fundamental's book. And sing the song "The future's so bright, I got to wear shades"....