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References on IdeaXchg's VFPMisc Forum
- Open Letter to Microsoft, by Mike Asherman
- Will Microsoft Market Visual FoxPro?
References on the Fox Wiki
References on the Universal Thread
- 06/25/01: Documentation is online, but where is the release date?
- 06/25/01: MSDN has docs (referring to What's New in Visual FoxPro - avoid framed mode for this link)
- 06/21/01: VFP 7.0 Launch Party??
- 06/17/01: VFP 7 Wish, is it possible in SP releases?
- 06/15/01: Wikiwatch #15: VFP Conference Attendance
- 06/11/01: What's new on VFP 7, not old for other products
- 06/11/01: Promoting Visual FoxPro Concept Paper
- 06/08/01: VFP 7.0 Shipping?
- 06/05/01: VFP Marketing Plan
- 06/05/01: Advantages of switching to VFP 7.00 now
- 05/31/01: A small review of Kylix in the Linux forum
- 05/31/01: VFP Thanked For VB Success (referring to An Ode to VB's Unsung Heroes)
- 05/23/01: Successful VFP shareware
- 05/22/01: The Access team is in on the conspiracy (referring to Q225861 - ACC2000 No Option to Import, Link, or Export to the FoxPro File Type)
- 05/17/01: Microsoft’s Best-Kept Secret (for those who haven't read it (referring to Les Pinter's editorial article)
- 05/15/01: (Article) VS Connections 2001 Official Report
- 05/15/01: Proof of Support by MS
- 05/14/01: VB usage declining (referring to Are VB developers ready to jump ship)
- 05/10/01: Your Opinion Please
- 05/07/01: VFP7......5 Star?????
- 05/03/01: Msft VFP page doesn't even show VFP7's release date!
- 05/03/01: Delphi 6
- 05/03/01: VFP7 and Web developement
- 04/27/01: The future of Visual Foxpro is dark....
- 04/21/01: Studio.net
- 04/20/01: VFP7 at Amazon
- 04/20/01: MS support for VFP
- 04/19/01: Wikiwatch #11: What Should Be in the VFP7 Box?
- 04/19/01: VFP and .Net
- 04/19/01: Communicating in .NET with vfp dll??
- 04/18/01: SQL 2000 should come in the VFP 7 box
- 04/17/01: Wikiwatch #10: On Being In The First Wave
- 04/12/01: Industrial Strength Apps Written in VFP???
- 04/05/01: What if MS integrated VFP tightly with SQL Server ?
- 04/02/01: At the crossroads
- 03/26/01: draft Open Letter to Microsoft
- 03/21/01: VFP alternatives
- 03/19/01: VFP Non-Marketing News Flash
- 03/12/01: Dear MS, Let us help you market VFP
- 03/08/01: VFP taken out from VS .net
- 03/07/01: (Article) Microsoft Visual Studio Managers Speak About .NET
- 03/05/01: WillMicrosoftMarketVFP - what next?
- 03/02/01: Your VFP business success stories
- 03/01/01: Lighting the fire
- 02/27/01: VFP 7 Beta and Not in VS Marketing
- 02/27/01: Marketing coalition feasible?
- 02/26/01: VFP7 Removed from .NET
  - 03/02/01 reply from Steven Black to Tamar Granor
  - 03/02/01 reply from John Petersen to Michael Asherman
- 02/26/01: VFP7 Beta 2, Shipping Early and Separately
- 02/16/01: WiKiWatch #911 - WillMicrosoftMarketVFP
- 01/26/01: WikiWatch #3: Should VFP be in Visual Studio.NET?
  - 2/6/01 reply from Michael Asherman to Robert Green
- 01/23/01: Job Search Results from dice.com
- 01/23/01: Boston Area Job Search Results
References on Usenet (via Google)
- The Latest Google Search for "WillMicrosoftMarketVFP"
- 06/13/01, microsoft.public.fox.chatter: vfp 7 benefits
- 06/07/01, microsoft.public.fox.helpwanted: 3-tier develop on foxpro
- 05/30/01, microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange: VFP vs VB
- 05/29/01, microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange: Visual FoxPro 7.0 release ?
- 05/25/01, comp.databases.xbase.fox: The next VFP and table size limit
- 05/14/01, comp.databases.xbase.fox: Is FoxPro useable?
- 04/18/01, microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange: FOXPRO IS NOT DEAD!!! GET OVER IT AND DO THE MATH!!!!
- 04/18/01, microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange: Application Development
- 04/16/01, microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange: VPF future directions
- 04/12/01, microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange: Implications of VFP's removal from Visual Studio?
- 04/09/01, microsoft.public.fox.chatter: I am not sure that choose VFP to develop my MIS application is a advisable choic
- 04/02/01, comp.databases.xbase.fox: Is FoxPro almost dead?
- 03/26/01, comp.databases.xbase.fox: draft Open Letter to Microsoft
- 03/26/01, microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange: draft Open Letter to Microsoft
- 03/25/01: microsoft.public.fr.fox: Si vous voulez devenir Le 500eme signataire...
- 03/19/01, microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange: VFP Non-Marketing News Flash
- 03/19/01, comp.databases.xbase.fox: VFP Non-Marketing News Flash
- 03/13/01, microsoft.public.fr.fox: De Mike Asherman...
- 03/12/01, comp.databases.xbase.fox: Dear MS, Let us help you market VFP
- 03/12/01, microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange: Dear MS, Let us help you market VFP
- 03/05/01, comp.databases.xbase.fox: WillMicrosoftMarketVFP - what next?
- 03/05/01, microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange: WillMicrosoftMarketVFP - what next?
- 02/23/01: comp.databases.xbase.fox: If you care about the future of Foxpro ...
- 02/22/01, alt.os.multics: Re: am I missing something?
- 02/16/01, comp.databases.xbase.fox: will Microsoft market VFP - here's your chance to make it happen
- 02/16/01, microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange: will Microsoft market VFP - here's your chance to make it happen
- 02/15/01, microsoft.public.es.vfoxpro: Carta abierta a Microsoft
- 02/07/01, microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange: the fox is dead??
References on the VFP Advisor Forum (avoid framed mode for these links)
- 07/2001: (Editorial) Why Upgrade? by Tamar E. Granor
- 03/03/01: Sign the letter
- 03/02/01: SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO USE VFP 7?
- 02/27/01: VFP Kicked out of .NET !
References on FoxTalk Online
- 3/2001: Whither Our Fox—Part 2 by Whil Hentzen
  (originally free, now available to members only)
- 1/2001: Language Enhancements in VFP 7, Part 1 by Doug Hennig
  (reprinted on MSDN - avoid framed mode for this link)
- 8/1999: A Sneak Preview of VFP 7.0 by Whil Hentzen
  (reprinted on MSDN - avoid framed mode for this link)
References on Microsoft
- Microsoft Direct Access Home Page
- Microsoft MVPs
- Microsoft Newsgroups
- Microsoft Product News - PressPass
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro Home Page
  - What's New (Last Updated 9/14/99)
  - Future Versions (Last Updated 02/26/01)
    - Visual FoxPro 7.0 Beta 2 Announcement (Last Updated 02/26/01)
  - Microsoft Visual FoxPro News & Reviews (Last Updated 2/8/00)
    - Press Releases (Last Updated 9/17/99)
    - News Articles (Last Updated 10/6/99)
    - Reviews (Last Updated 3/3/99)
  - General Q & A (Last Updated 2/28/00)
  - Technical Articles (Last Updated 02/26/01)
    - Visual FoxPro 7.0 (Last Updated 02/26/01)
      - Higher-Productivity Development Environment (Last Updated 02/26/01)
- 01/22/01: Visual Studio.NET Language Enhancements
- 11/1996: Choosing The Appropriate Database Development Tool
  (click here to download Robert Green's article from Microsoft)

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