Ed Leafe wrote: > Here's a quote from Tamar Granor in FoxPro Advisor's June 1996 edition: > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > I've been using Fox products since 1988. In that time, there have > been three major (and countless minor) revisions. The code I write > now looks very little like the code I wrote in '88. In the same > period, there have been many times when the future of FoxPro itself > was in doubt. First, there was the Ashton-Tate lawsuit, then > Microsoft's purchase of Fox, then poor marketing by Microsoft, and > now, rumors that Visual FoxPro 4 will be the last version. Each time, > plenty of people were ready to declare FoxPro dead. > > [snip] > > Microsoft has stated clearly that VFP 4 will not be the last version; > there'll be at least one more after that. That's probably two years > out (my estimate, not Microsoft's). No one knows what'll happen after > that, and anyone who claims to is making it up. The software industry > changes too fast. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > http://my.advisor.com/Articles.nsf/aid/GRANT39 > > > > So way back in 1996 the uncertainty of VFP's future was being > discussed by one of the most respected Fox folk around. Do you really > think that you would have a chance in hell in any courtroom of > convincing a judge or jury that you had no reasonable warning that > VFP might not be supported past 2014 back then???? >
You just saved thousands of dollars of wasted litigation money. <g> -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" _______________________________________________ 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.
