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>John,
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>SNIP
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>>The day comes when VFP stops generating a profit - that is the day VFP will stop - feelings and sentiment in the community nothwithstanding. That is not to say it could not happen sooner.
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>Now ther's an over-simplification and a piece of pure unadulterated CRAP if I ever saw one :)
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Products that don't make $ AND - are not a strategic player - get dropped. Remember, there is no market to cultivate - so any loss-leader argument is inapplicable.
>Does IE "generate a profit"? Does .NET "generate a profit"?
Don't know. But given that they contribute to and are part of the strategic focus of the company AND - given that MS is profitable, it is a moot point.
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Most companies, and especially those the size of MS, recognize that they do have OBLIGATIONS to existing users (which, by the way, extends far far beyond the developer population).
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MS has zero obligation to the Fox user base. In my estimation, they have supported this product far longer than any other company would have...
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Go play in the .NET forum, John. Your words will undoubtedly be very welcomed THERE.
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And miss a dialog this??? Never... ;)
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