> > > > I'll also ask the big question: What would you want in a VFP 10 that is enough to get people to buy a new version. >
> > > Enough for me would be PDA support (and likewise cellphones etc...)
> >
> > The .NET Extender package that you said you are playing with can compile VFP code into pure .NET IL, including that which will run on .NET Compact Framework.
> >
> FYI, the extender brings .NET in VFP.
> The compiler, still in alpha stage, should be able to compile VFP code to .NET
>
> > It's only $120 or something like that. A new version of VFP would be a lot more than that.
> >
> Who is the tight-wad here now.
> I would be happy to pay $1000 per License if I could keep the one really good MS product alive with that.
>
> Boudewijn Lutge®ink
> http://www.vfpdevelopers-online.com
> There's a light at the end of the tunnel, let's just hope it is not the headlight of a freight-train.

Look - so would I. But not if the only feature I wanted was being able to run VFP on mobile devices and I could do that with one $120 product.

I really don't know what major functionality that M$ could add to VFP.

Cheers,
Jamie