rjek>Yes I take you're point, but there's nothing to stop (for example) when new features (addition of *sound*) implementing *that* using VFP to up it's performance. Likewise there's nothing to stop someone using VFP code to enhance MP3 decoding/encoding.
That's not to say either would be easy - but as we *never* had the option before it's nicer to face a *difficult* task than an *impossible* one.