Kevin,

>>Congratulations...I followed every update...

dotNET not keeping you busy enough, I take it? ;-)

>>Actually, I don't think I'd be surprised to hear any names associated with the history of this debate - I remember it over on CompuServe and other places.

OK... So why is it a problem if somebody posts a message entitled "DOT HISTORY will repeat itself?" FP has outlasted all those fabulous products that were supposed to kill it- Powerbuilder, VB, Paradox... dotNET is a different beast because it will form part of the OS, but who says that a PC OS will be prevalent or even relevant in 2 years? In countries outside the US it is already common to see crowds of kids clicking away at their cellphones texting each other rather than using voice. What does it mean, and who knows what these new adults will do next?

What we can be sure of is that there are *still* people making big $$ from FP2.x apps, servicing all those people who don't care a jot about longhorn, or what you or I might think for that matter. Is it a business? Heck, yes. Will it still be a business in 2010? I think so. And what a pleasant, stress-free business it must be. They'll live longer.

>>I don't think I understate the 'community intellect' ...many people here eat/live/sleep/breath the industry, and some great and creative solutions have been built.

Credit for past achievements is great... but I was referring to the "I've seen the light and you haven't" sort of commentaries. People here ain't so stupid.

>>I think we should just agree to disagree and move along.

OK. I'll promise not to change this messages more than twice, since that so obviously gets to you ;-)