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Finally: for those of us committed to VFP, IMHO dotNET gives us a BREATHING SPACE.
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I agree with this..

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It does not represent the sky falling faster, it represents an opportunity for the quick to DELIVER to customers who do not want to wait for dotNET, it delivers an opportunity for those who want to share the grass in the dotNET paddock to be herded in along with all the other newcomers.
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For those that currently use VFP, this definitely applies. But what if the work has dried up or they want to expand to clients that do not currently use Fox because of higher paying work??? I see dotNET providing the first feasible alternative for VFP developers, this accelerating the pace at which VFP loses developers.