>>We want people to upgrade to VFP, and we are promoting VFP via MSDN Subscrptions and will continue to do so. VFP works great with VS .NET, more and more VFP developers are using ASP.NET with VFP for example. MSDN Subscriptions is a great value for obtaining products and tools beyond VFP only. All my messages contain completely accurate and honest information. I'm sorry that you do not understand my messages. I have no reason or intent to explain business decisions.
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>I don't wish to be argumentative, Ken, but your reply is a non-sequitur. You say you have "no reason or intent to explain business decisions", yet you offered a business justification to Gary Wynne's question as to how pushing MSDN Subscriptions helps to serve the interests of VFP. If I failed to understand your message, perhaps it is simply because it makes no sense.

Michael,

Let's be easy on Ken, and have faith in VFP's merits. Place yourself on MS shoes and see how VFP works for their goals.

How? Because their biggest profit potential has to be in eating Oracle's lunch, and VFP can help there *very* well. Remember the combination that Ken spoke about not long ago? SQL Server, plus VFP as middle tier and/or smart client front end, and ASP.NET for internet access? Well, VFP is a very timely bridge for MS because .NET is not ready yet. Surely Ken understands that very well.

Like each of us, VFP has to win each of its constituencies, of which MS is one, and it will. Its just too good not to.

Alex