>Do the numbers. Suits always like numbers....<s>
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>What will it cost to redesign and re-write in VFP?
>What will it cost to design and write in .NET?
>What are the conversion costs to .NET?
>What are the costs for sending coding work to India, getting it back to the US, testing, debugging, and managing a project from the US to India?

I agree, that's a very good way to put the focus to get mgmt's attention.

One also might want to throw in a "hint" about the growing security concerns of outsourcing, as well. Even a "small whiff" of that can be enough to turn some mgmt off on the idea.