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MS markets everything that way. When was the last time you saw a VB ad in Dr. Dobbs Journal or Linux World? I have seen some .NET advertising but, not much.
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You have not seen much .NET advertising???

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And there's a simple reason for that. Most open source programmers aren't going to give up Python and run to VB. Hatred of MS in that community is almost a religion.
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As somebody who does not believe in open source and does not identify with the irrational feelings some have toward MS, it is hard for me to identify with this...

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But, ask them about FoxPro. Besides IE, Fox is the only MS software that I've actually heard Perl and Python guys talk about. Hell, I’m a Python guy who uses FoxPro.
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Actually, I can see where this would be true. Cool!!