Jeff, > "The way I see it is simple: MS purchased FoxPro, promoted it > (even less then whole-heartedly), convinced people to invest > in it, they did, and then, years later after people have huge > investments in the product, MS tells them to f**k off." > > I could be off base but from my angle I see it as MS purchased FoxPro > for its technology and possibly to get some of its people to come on > board.
True, but that's not the whole story. Now, years later, the rest of the story has played out, and even though we're lacking the intimate details, we can come to some conclusions on their designs with FoxPro by what they actually did with it. Back when MS bought FoxPro, there were all kinds of theories on what their design actually was, but we (obviously) went with the promotions we heard coming out of MS and didn't heed the theories about it being really a nefarious move. Well, here we are in the end game and guess what - it was a nefarious plan all along. Foremost: in hindsight we can see that MS never intended to market the product - which is how products get their lifeblood. While the VFP product developers did an outstanding job, perhaps even despite their bosses wishes, great products aren't enough - they have to be marketed. I'm not looking to 'get even' with MS, all I'm saying is that MS owes us some provision for the product's continuity. The product itself is good, something we can work with for a long time to come, so long as we have that provision. Bill > Jeff _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
