Rick Rick Schummer wrote: > > No, this would be presenting Microsoft with a threat model.
Que? YAG (hitherto a guy who has in the past kept reasonably in touch with the community) isn't talking to us any more. Assuming he isn't a total **** who has been b*******ting lots of us over the years, it probably means he has pressure from above. He's at (I am lead to believe) middle management level. So, it's a reasonable bet that the pressure on him is from a beancounter or marketing droid. Do they, (all but the best, anyways) grok concepts such as 'long term' and 'goodwill' ? I doubt it. What they understand - viscerally - is 'fear and greed'. The only way to put pressure on them is to appeal to that. Why do you think MS is getting more open to Open Source these days? Fear. I don't disagree at all with your tactics (show the limited list of bugs, the reasons why VFP developers can't use the product ... etc) I just think they'll not be enough on their own. -- Cheers ============ Brian Abbott ============ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
