The real reason VFP never made it to visual studio is that it has a native database function that none of the other languages has. Gates doesn't like Foxpro because it competes with SQL too well in local data. It was never about technology or economics. It was about POLITICS - something VFP would always lose.
Geoff Flight -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Allen Sent: Thursday, 22 July 2010 4:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: An interview I gave for MarketWatch I think it's about money and the sales of sql server. There was no good reason not to have vfp in the clr Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jerry Wolper Sent: 22 July 2010 00:38 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: An interview I gave for MarketWatch Nice piece. My recollection is that when the discussion of VFP moving to Visual Studio came up, there was concern that VFP would move to the CLR, and much of its ability to handle data would be diminished in the process. -Jerry [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ 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.
