Hmmm... Sounds as though you know more about it than I do, Jim. If you're saying that there already exists a policy at least as good as what Michael was suggesting, I certainly have no objection to that!

cheerio

>Mike,
>
>It looks to me that the existing pricing structure for MSDN goes one better than this, so I guess I must be missing something.
>
>As I read the current pricing I get an "upgrade" discount if I own VFP5, VFP6 or VFP7. I can get an additional discount by selecting the "DVD option".
>
>So if I purchase a VFP8 upgrade when it comes out, then use THAT purchase to qualify for the MSDN "upgrade" price that save me MORE than the price of the VFP8 upgrade I end up with:
>1) A VFP8 license that last me a lifetime (not a year as per MSDN)
>2) An expressed "vote" for VFP
>3) A discount on MSDN of $300/$410 (Pro), $600/$800 (Enterprise or $500/$800 (Universal) [base-discount/DVD-option]
>
>What am I missing?
>
>cheers
>
>>Michael,
>>
>>It sure sounds like a great idea to me. I think there's a reasonable business case to be made for it from Microsoft's standpoint, but we'll have to wait for them to speak to that.
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>>Mike
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>>>How about giving owners of VFP7 a 100% credit (of what they spent on VFP7) toward the cost of an MSDN subscription? That way, the VFP developer would feel like they made their loyalty to VFP clear.
>>>
>>>>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.