Is there something you are trying to accomplish with this post? I personally do not care what Microsoft does... I want to give the best service I can to my clients by using the right tool for the job. If that is VFP, then so-be-it. But if the tool does not fit I will suggest something else.

Microsoft's marketing doesn't do a thing to hurt or help me as a provider of solutions to technology problems.

Blaming the *big bad* Microsoft machine is everyone's answer... when they should actually be asking 'what can I do to better serve my clients'?