David;

Based upon that concept, SQL Server “steals” from Oracle! Now I get it! Larry Ellison is right! :)

Tom

>Thomas,
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>>Did you really mean to imply that VFP “steals away sales from SQL Server”? Perhaps the term “steals” is too strong.
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>Sure. Vertical market apps developed in VFP run in thousands of locations with multi-thousands of users, all for no additional license or seat fees. Without VFP, some of those would be running SQL Server, generating more $ for Microsoft.
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>>SQL Server will be around long after VFP is gone. That is just a guess on my part. :)
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>I don't know if it will still be called SQL Server if that happens in the future, but It's very likely to still have a per-seat charge associated with it.