>Impressive....to the extent that a bunch of complaints were received and that within the span of 48 hours, the language of the case study was softened.
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>The softer language aside - the case study says the same basic thing. In the end - it was a 100% Fox app that is now primarily .NET/SQL Server with some vestages of Fox in COM MTDLL's.
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>Can those that complain assume that going forward, WHENEVER Fox gets short shrift in the eyes of some - you will be just as receptive and act upon those complaints as you have done here?
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>All I can say is congrats to those who complained - who put forth a grass roots effort to get the case study changed - within 48 hours or so I might add.
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>This indeed may be a first....
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>Again, congrats to those of you that complained and greased the wheels that influenced Ken to do this.
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>As long as you all are around to keep the flame burning - the Fox will remain. From this day forward, you will never see me write another word advocating that people eschew Fox in favor of .NET. I was wrong. MS clearly is endorsing Fox as a viable platform to invest in - and Ken is front and center on that message. I am looking forward to the other positive events that are sure to come down the pike - such as the new case studies.
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>Simply put - I stand corrected and will eat my crow - medium rare...

Microsoft did a very fast `about face` when they discontinued the MVP program.

Considering Microsofts size they have an amazing ability to sense what is going on 'in the trenches'.

Examine how Word, more specifically Word97, annihilated WordPerfect. That is another example of MS's ability to figure out what is going on at the ground level of a product and produce something more attuned to customers practical needs.

The way MS continually walks the tightrope with VFP is another example of their ability to sense what is going at the customer level.

Thank you, Mr. Levy.