>Time to start thinking how to purchase VFP8: Upgrade, Full License or MSDN subscription.
>
>Most inexpensive will surely be upgrade, if available, but I am considering getting full version as a way of supporting VFP within MS with $.
>
>Must consider either professional or enterprise MSDN suscription upgrades; I am elegible for those. Even though I am not particularly interested in .NET for now, perhaps it's worth it for staying in the loop. (My son says I am a buy-only programmer).

MSDN subscriptions overview: http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/prodinfo/levels.asp
MSDN prices: http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/prodinfo/pricing.asp

MSDN Professional or higher include VFP7.

Users of VFP5 or higher qualify for upgrade prices on MSDN subscriptions. In North America rebates are available if you order DVD media instead of CD.

From http://shop.microsoft.com:

VFP7 Full Version: SKU 340-01071 US$549
VFP7 Version Upgrade: SKU 340-01074 US$279

It's worth noting that wholesale prices are somewhat lower than what Microsoft quotes:

Product                     shop.microsoft.com   C$ Wholesale   US$ Wholesale @ 0.63
340-01071 VFP7 Full Version          549              747              471
340-01074 VFP7 Version Upgrade       279              372              235

388-01895 MDSN Prof Upgrade          899             1238              780
389-00157 MDSN Ent Upgrade          1599             2197             1384
534-02127 MDSN Univ Upgrade         2299             3171             1998