Hélio,
Despite INFO´s orientation, what the article shows is that Clipper users
would be a good target to VFP marketing.
Most of the small/medium business that still uses Clipper are migrating from
Clipper to Harbour/Linux, instead of VFP.
Um abraço,
Aílsom F. Heringer
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> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-bounces .at. leafe D.OT com] Em
> nome de Helio Wakasugui
> Enviada em: quarta-feira, 30 de novembro de 2005 13:51
> Para: profoxtech@leafe.com
> Assunto: Re: BRAZIL: Clipper x VFP
>
> Clipper was hugely popular in Brazil and you can still find DOS Clipper
> applications out there, specially in small and medium businesses.
>
> The brazilian small and medium business market has being elusive to big
> corporations. Every year some big guy says "it's the small and medium
> business year and we'll dominate it" (I've heard this from IBM, HP, Dell,
> Microsoft, etc). This year is SAP's turn. Can you imagine SAP taking the
> corporate approach trying to sell its systems to mom and pop companies
> that
> still use Clipper applications? LOL
>
> Just a comment: "Info" is some kind of "consumer oriented" magazine, not
> really a technical or developer oriented one. Most of their articles are
> written by "pure" journalists.
>
> Helio
>
>
>
> On 11/30/05, Brian Abbott <brian .at. abbott D.OT plus.com> wrote:
> >
> > Being picky, Brazil = Portuguese speaking.
> >
> > Bill Arnold wrote:
> > > Jim Eddins and I recently discussed FoxPro opportunities in spanish
> > > speaking countries, so I know he's got some interest there; perhaps
> > > something like a spanish-language version of his website for people
> > > coming in from spanish-speaking countries ... etc.?
> > >
> > > Jim, comment?
> > >
> > > As it turns out, the nature of my own application is American-centric
> > > (USPS), so I can't do much with this opportunity, but for folks with
> > > more universal applications, I'd hope to see tools that support
> language
> > > translations for the UI and doc (and e-mail for the matter!).
> > >
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>A study carried by Brazilian IT magazine INFO
> > >>(http://info.abril.com.br) over with > the 2,000 bigger
> > >>Brazilian companies, shows that Java is language preferred in
> > >>companies. The report "Development of Systems of the Great
> > >>Corporations" placed the language of the Sun as preferred for
> > >>19,3% of the interviewed ones. In the sequence, it came the
> > >>Basic.net Appearance, with 18,3%, the Delphi, with 15,3%, and
> > >>the COBOL, with 14%. An important comment is that, tied up to
> > >>in according to place with same 18.3%, it appears the
> > >>Clipper, that still pushes many developed corporative
> > >>applications for MS-DOS.
> > >>(In Portuguese
> > >>http://info.abril.com.br/aberto/infonews/112005/25112005-4.shl)
> > >>
> > >>Now, my (and Brazilian communities) comments: VFP do not
> > >>appear in this study. That is symptom of the Microsoft
> > >>marketing policy in relation to the VFP.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Aílsom F. Heringer
> > >>ailsom@osklen.com.br
> > >>Skype: ailsom.osklen
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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