>I agree with all of this for marketing as far as a reality check, but, back to the original post: to claim that there is no need for a VFP10 because of a lack of new ideas or new directions to take the product would really be a ridiculous statement. If they're honest with developers, they'll get much more respect and much more of a following...

Assuming the post accurately quotes Ken, I read this as, "unless there are features that could be added to VFP that will convince our target market (existing VFP customers) to upgrade to this version, we won't be releasing it". I'd bet a lot of this hinges on how well VFP 9 does. If a lot of developers don't upgrade, even with all the enhancements to the report writer, I think it's safe to say (again, assuming the quote is accurate) there won't be a VFP 10. If they can't sell to existing VFP developers (which should be EASY compared to selling to new customers), I can understand their decision.