>>>"Now that was NOT a very nice or/and smart statement"
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>>>Which part? Made sense to me...
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>>He basicly called everybody who signed (including me) dumb and stupid.
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>He basically told everybody who signed the letter that they'd be fooling themselves by thinking that signing this letter has any impact.
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>That's his opinion. He seems to think that signing a cheque that purchases VFP 8.0 is far more powerful than signing this letter.
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>I completely agree. In fact when 8.0 came out I bought several copies with cash out of my pocket even though I didn't need them. If you want to win the game you need to do it right.
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>In fact, that reminds me its probably a good time to buy another copy, just for the hell of it. When VFP 9.0 comes out I'll do the same thing.
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>Lets see, shop.microsoft.com, click on Developers. VFP 8 is right there. $350. Its the price you pay but it makes a point. Plus its $200 cheaper than Visual Studio. Woohoo!
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>Craig: you could have argued your position with considerably less elitism. Just some advice.

ummmm... I dunno I think you might be fooling yourself by thinking that those 2 or 3 copies of VFP you bought has any impact.