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Let me explain
MS doesn't go around "making" people MVP's.

MVP's basically come into existence because they are people who support MS for a living and choose to spend a *lot* of time in newsgroups helping others.

So, it is pretty safe to assume these people are ALREADY MS supporters using only or primarily MS solutions.

Since it takes a HUGE amount of time to provide enough newsgroup support for MS to notice you and want to make you an MVP, it is also fairly likely these people are mostly consultants and independents and not members of large IT staffs.

Even if they were, given the amount of time these people have dedicated to learning and supporting MS software, it is highly unlikely they are going to just up and switch because someone else marketed to them or MS didn't.

Nice try, but you are missing the point.

This is just a publicity stunt by MS, showing old O/S code to a few of the extremely faithful while they are off working on the new one.
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True, to a point...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/03
Very good advice...  John Le'Brecage | 10/22/03
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sell?  pschroeder@... | 10/22/03
Let me explain....  MarcB_z | 10/23/03
Let me explain  pschroeder@... | 10/23/03
:Let an MVP explain...  Confused by religion | 10/23/03
Microsoft desperation growing  jellyclock | 10/22/03
what?  pschroeder@... | 10/22/03
simple minds...  stephen732@... | 10/23/03
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and your point is?  stephen732@... | 10/23/03
That...  pschroeder@... | 10/23/03
Memo to Allchinballmergates  Squawkbox | 10/23/03
Too little, too late  Chad_z | 10/22/03
These new talkbacks can't remember my password  Patrick Jones | 10/22/03
Subject  none none | 10/22/03
Spare me...  Mike Cox | 10/22/03
Spare you? Why?  zkiwi | 10/22/03
Good grief, does anyone stay on topic?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/03
Yeah, you'd think you were reading posts....  Jose Jimenez | 10/22/03
Were you making an on topic comment?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/03
Let's see, it was a direct reply....  Jose Jimenez | 10/22/03
Isn't posting about offtopic posts...  Chad_z | 10/23/03
LOL! Axis-Boy's reduced to nit-picking about OT? M$hills, such big thinkers  dicktaurus@... | 10/23/03
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whatever  Enton Eller | 10/22/03
Interesting 'whatever' is used when you are wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/03
I would reply to that if I could decipher your gibberish.  Enton Eller | 10/22/03
Don't bother...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/03
Multiple personality disorder?  Enton Eller | 10/22/03
Axe to grind  Dave P. | 10/22/03
Yup  Enton Eller | 10/22/03
National security  pschroeder@... | 10/22/03
only the corporate decision makers  stephen732@... | 10/23/03
sigh  pschroeder@... | 10/23/03
no rebuttal?  stephen732@... | 10/23/03
Rebuttal  pschroeder@... | 10/23/03
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You assume much  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/23/03
but  ryusen | 10/23/03
Yes, exactly...  John Le'Brecage | 10/23/03
Common Sense?  John Le'Brecage | 10/23/03
A couple of points.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/23/03
DTS: A couple of points...  John Le'Brecage | 10/23/03
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did you?  stephen732@... | 10/23/03
SOME code  pschroeder@... | 10/22/03
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more choices  pschroeder@... | 10/22/03
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MVPs with code  pschroeder@... | 10/23/03
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The problem with being gullible......  Jose Jimenez | 10/22/03
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Are you new here? You seem lost.  John Le'Brecage | 10/22/03
and me...  ryusen | 10/23/03
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Free time  pschroeder@... | 10/22/03
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