I have a well worn CD of VFP 6 which has served me gallantly for 8 years. Eight YEARS! I develop small applications for my work, my church and myself and I enjoy the power and freedom - especially because I can develop 'under the radar' of those darn DBA's and WEB server guys.

To get a similar environment using .NET would cost me 1000 Dollars up front just for starters - and .NET is harder to implement for a multi-user app - then I have to start buying licences for MSSQL or use JET/ACCESS as a back end - and where is my local database?

Go ahead and leave me behind - but...

... I live in Canada where $1000 is a week's pay - what about the 1000's of developers in Brazil, India or Russia where that would be 2-3 months pay - do you think they will be moving over?

Microsoft has had the same problem with XP - they have addressed it by selling certain non-english versions of XP at cut rate prices.

That just wouldn't fly with .NET so I can't see how Microsoft can sell .NET to anyone but big companies who have the cash.

FOXPRO and VFP have been on the way out since 1993 - It will still be on-the-way-out long after .NET has become .HISTORY