Jim;

Another factor to consider: Changes in technology - DOS to Windows for example.

Tom


>Kevin,
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>I've boiled this down to one simple issue in my mind...
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>... when was the last time that ANY programming language 'owned' by any major corporation was discontinued for any reason but bankruptcy or legal reasons?
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>I don't know of any? Sure, most have evolved over the years so that they may be very different now, but they are still here.
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>cheers
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>
>>Hi
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>>I know this has probably been said before.
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>>The Fox Team at MS is doing a great job with VFP and (to me) it's future seems more brighter and it's nice to see more articles/memos on the web about Fox.
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>>However, there are still people out there who simply will not budge from their belief that FoxPro's future is uncertain. Time and time again I get confronted with the same old cr*p and have to explain why what they're saying is merely a rumour and that there is no evidence to back up their claim.
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>>Personally, I think it is quite an impossible task to remove the chip from these people's shoulders.
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>>Does anyone think this may be a prime concern for MS, or will they proceed as they have done to promote Fox and the killing of the rumours would be just an added bonus?
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>>Kev