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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> ____/ Goblin on Sunday 03 Jan 2010 22:14 : \____
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>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>> Microsoft announces new MVP awardees...
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>>>> | Today is not only the first day of 2010, but
>>>> | it's also the day that several individuals
>>>> | around the world, wake up to see an email from
>>>> | Microsoft. That email states that they have
>>>> | been awarded (or re-awarded), the Microsoft
>>>> | Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. This
>>>> | award is to recognize their community
>>>> | contributions over the past year; specifically
>>>> | in helping others get the most out of
>>>> | Microsoft technologies (like Office, Zune,
>>>> | XBOX 360, Sharepoint, Home Server, etc).
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.examiner.com/x-25792-Anaheim-Microsoft-Products-Examiner~y2010m1d1-Microsoft-announces-new-MVP-awardees
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Recent:
>>>>
>>>> Google lobs coder's Microsoft badge into rubbish bin
>>>>
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>>>> | Google isn't opposed to hiring a Microsoft Most
>>>> | Valued Professional. But that doesn't mean he can
>>>> | keep his Redmond-happy title.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/02/google_microsoft_mvp/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Related:
>>>>
>>>> Ex-MS security guru to dump Media Center for Linux?
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Veteran Microsoft security expert, Jesper Johansson, says he may dump
>>>> | Microsoft's Windows Media Center in favour of Ubuntu-affiliated LinuxMCE
>>>> | after struggling with Redmond's DRM (Digital Rights Management) software.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Ex-MS-security-guru-dumps-Media-Center-for-Linux/0,130061733,339282399,00.htm
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/34as9b
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>>> I covered a while ago comments from an MVP who seemed rather upset with
>>> the direction the MVP scheme was taking. It seems to me that the MVP
>>> award is the proverbial carrot on stick which makes users perform in the
>>> hope of receiving it.
>>>
>>> Its rather sad, but at least when a user has an MVP title you know
>>> exactly how "impartial" they are, so in that respect Microsoft is
>>> probably doing us all a favor by letting us know.
>>
>> Microsoft gives them a lot of schwag, which is the physical
>> equivalent of bribes for their services.
>>
>> Remember John Obeto?
>
> Oh yes, very much so...
He has been quiet for all I can gather; maybe Microsoft will strip his "MVP" sticker
to save money.
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