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>If MS announced in '95 that Windows95 was going to be supported until 2002, would you have developed apps for Windows? Or maybe you would have chosen OS2.
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>I would have developed apps for Windows for several reasons. 1 - because there was a good toolset to develop windows apps (Fox and VB). 2 - because Windows was the dominate player. 3 - Because if 95 was to be supported only until 2002 - that would have been 7 years - a lifetime in this business.
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>My point is that somehow - Fox being supported until 2010 sends a certain postive message. The product is supported until 2010 because that is MS's policy with any product - to support it for X amount of time after release. Support does not translate into MS endorsing the product and support does not translate into any meaningful innovation.

John, thanks for replying.
My perception is that VFP8 being supported until 2010 is a positive message and an endorsement by MS. Innovation is only as meaningful as the solution that is trying to address.