Noted from a few on the ProFox link – Anders Hejlsberg actually discusses how FoxPro’s approach to data may (or may not) be used in Orcas or future versions.
They obviously are trying to make the next version a lot better for data – they even have the C# team sitting next to the FoxPro team. Wonder if the VB team is on the other side?
The Father of C# on the Past, Present and Future of Programming