A client of mine used Visual Foxpro for… way past its used by date, for a crucial database in a crucial aspect of a crucial industry. When it inevitably failed

A client of mine used Visual Foxpro for… way past its used by date, for a crucial database in a crucial aspect of a crucial industry. When it inevitably failed spectacularly they struggled to get anyone who knew what was up to intervene. Same client kept poor backups. Recently persuaded said client looking for a new solution to support a new line of business to go with the .NET, actively developed system over the ‘free’ VB6 desktop application that a charity developed a billion years ago and wanders around the industry inflicting pain.