My point is that it serves no useful purpose to cast aspersions as to people's attitudes and motivations because everyone is biased in one way or another.
I believe that this is really systemic with regards to the problems of the IT industry as a whole. The entire industry is vendor and tool focused and that is a huge problem in IT. It tends to polarize people such that everyone is grouped into two categories, people that hate a particular vendor or tool and people that love a particular vendor or tool. This is just plain stupid. The IT industry has some fundamental problems. Microsoft, as part of that industry suffers from some of the same problems as well as some of their own unique deficiencies. Novell has their own unique issues, so does IBM and so does every other vendor in this space. But it seems that you cannot point out these deficiencies without people categorizing and stereotyping you in one way or another. I reject that. I hate all vendors of software tools equally. I find this an absolute requirement to provide true, unbiased consulting services. If you were to follow my posts on a GroupWise board or a Notes board, you would see me make similar arguments regarding the deficiencies of their products and company. However, since I make most of my revenue from Microsoft products and Exchange, I tend to be more active in that area. And the other thing that REALLY chaps me is people that cast aspersions on others without fessing up to their own biases. MVP's are the worst of this lot. They secretly get direct compensation from Microsoft and then try to pass themselves off as unbiased. But you look at their posts and it is obvious that they are simply paid advocates for Microsoft and part of their responsibility is to vilify anyone that says anything negative with regards to Microsoft. And these are the same people that list every last certification and other acronym that they can paste onto the end of their sig, but you never see Microsoft MVP. I wonder why? Microsoft asked me to become an MVP and I told them to go jump in a lake. More people need to take this approach and be true consultants, not advocates. > Are you saying that your own interpretation of your own attitude is > unbiased? Or that your own evaluation of whether or not your paranioa > about how Microsoft are out to get you is unbiased? > > Rob > Also an MVP by the way. > Want to throw some mud at me too? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Greg Deckler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]=20 > > Sent: 07 February 2003 11:43 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Shortcuts to Outlook objects > >=20 > >=20 > > And Ed, if I am not mistaken, you are also a Microsoft MVP,=20 > > so whose interpretation is unbiased, mine or yours? > >=20 > > > I continue to believe my interpretation of your attitude is more=20 > > > accurate than your defense thereof. > > >=20 > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I > > > Tech Consultant > > > hp Services > > > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups! > > >=20 > > >=20 _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
