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Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revived

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Hacker News

What happened

Visual FoxPro stopped at version 9 in 2007.

A surprising amount of it is still running, in 32 bits, because rewriting a 20-year-old business app is how you lose the business.

Key facts

  • Visual FoxPro stopped at version 9 in 2007.
  • A surprising amount of it is still running, in 32 bits, because rewriting a 20-year-old business app is how you lose the business.
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:00:30 UTC.

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