>>... bearing in mind Ken Levy's remarks about MSDN vs VFP8 standalone purchase .... We just paid A$4100 for an upgrade to MSDN. And that was discounted. VFP8 retails at A$1290 and we'll need 4 copies. MSDN gives you one. ... What am I missing?
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>Suppose you need VFP, SQL Server Developer edition, Windows 2000 server, and Office to build and test your applications. An MSDN subscription very quickly becomes a bargain under these circumstances. Plus, you get Beta versions of some software to help you keep up with what's coming down the road.

We've subscribed to MSDN and the value is undoubtedly good! But I have 4 developers and while one MSDN is all we required for most of the goodies, I really need four extra VFP licenses. So it would seem the VFP upgrades are the cheapest option here. The cheapest MSDN universal around here is A$4100 ($2500 US) and MS Australia themselves charge MUCH more. We also have problems with licenses purchased from overseas (eg from US) - it's seen as "gray" market by local distributors and support becomes an issue.
I'll take it up with some of the guys at MS Australia at our next VFP users meeting (which MS kindly hosts here)