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With all due respect, Jim's post must carry the most weight. The guy is running what is arguably the biggest VFP distributership. VFP appears to be very much alive and kicking!
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Believe it or not - I would have to agree with you. That said, you do need to keep Jim's comments in perspective. I don't doubt he is selling boxes of VFP. I have long said that if you are an employee - you don't shoulder as much technology risk as an independent. If you are an independent consultant - I don't the story is all that rosey and I don't think Jim's take on things applies all that much.

Also, the purchase of VFP 7 licenses in no way reflects that new/significant development is going on. For many I would bet - VFP 6 apps are being recompiled under 7 as-is. The driving force behind upgrades may be soley for support concerns.

And, when compared to other tools - there is no way VFP 7/8 boxes come close to the amount of .NET/SQL Server licenses sold.

The success of Jim's business is not tied to the amount of new development. The same cannot be said for independent software developers. Their success OTOH - is almost entirely dependent on new development. If you are an ISD who is focused on Fox - your prospects are much more limited than in other environments. Yes - the market as a whole is down - but the market for VFP-based solutions was in a decline when others had the reverse trend.

Jim has some interesting insights - and I don't mean to make light of them. But - the applicability of those insights is fairly limited.