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MS needs to develop a niche for VFP so it can be differentiated from their other tools in their product line.
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Why does MS "need" to do this?

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Right now there seems to be a lot of overlapping functionality making it difficult to choose between products.
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This has been the case between VFP and VB for many years.

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In order to attract new customers, VFP needs to be identified in such a way that people can say: "Oh, to do that, VFP is your best choice".
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Here is a question, how many of these "customers" are already MS customers via MSDN? And, why would MS dream of steering people away from .NET if .NET is a feasible alternative? This would be absurd.

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I predict this won't happen.
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Agreed...