>Isnt there a 6th option that says:
>transfer all the nice things things that fox has like :
>local data engine(even with no backward compatibility if it is to kill dbf or break the 2Gb limit or for other marketing reasons), inherent sql manipulation language , quick and easy browsing and native grids, form buffering, macros or ,or ... , into VB.Net, and dont transfer what ever VB.Net already has. Would you then care if the name Foxpro wouldnt exist ? Then Fox, would have been killed but her spirit would exist into .Net ...

Okay, we'll give that a #6...and a name change? No big deal, we've discussed that idea for years, it might even be beneficial for our sad vfp marketing reputation...even though I still think the little fox image is kind of classy...and beats the heck out of "Basic" - does the word "basic" grab anyone? Hardly...So maybe something altogether new for a name, long as we're gonna overhaul everything.

But this all sounds suspiciously like what Mike's talking about, the "everything" option in #4, which he has designs toward.

Hopefully, Mike will enlighten us sometime. Except for a few hard-core #3-types, I think we almost all might be interested in "everything"...as long as the price on it isn't "everything" too...

(Mike? whenever you get around to talking publicly...)