> Ed's right, Bill...there's no reason for M$ to do that. None > whatsoever.
MS's acquisition of VFP was like a marriage with kids involved. Sure, the marriage can break up and dissolve, but the kids have to be taken care of by the parents, like it or not. But this isn't just a matter of caring for offspring, it also involves deceit in how the whole matter was conducted. We've become accustomed to being pushed around by MS, but now that the company has taken the gloves off with their announcement, the time is coming to put the facts on the table and sort it out. In this context, a discovery process should be able to find plenty of evidence regarding deceitful business practices regarding FoxPro. 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. Sure, the argument "that's business" can be made, but there's more to it in the case of FoxPro: it goes back full circle to the deceit by which the entire affair was conducted. We've heard antidotal evidence of a meeting in which it was announced that if anyone mentioned FoxPro they would be fired. Maybe that's just hearsay, who knows, but I think there's enough 'stuff' that a discovery process would uncover regarding MS's nefarious designs for FoxPro from the beginning to put legs on a lawsuit. I have no confidence in MS to do the right thing because they want to - but I do still have confidence is what's left of our legal system to give us the strength to deal with this problem. The problem being that without provision for ongoing maintenance, our air supply is cut off. Example: I'm not putting SP2 on because I've seen reports of failures with it. It's a small matter today, but it is enough of an example of the rubber meeting the road. Will there be an SP3? There's no question that we need it, yet MS appears to be saying no. We can't accept that. Bill > > -- > Michael J. Babcock, MCP _______________________________________________ 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.
