Rick
Rick Schummer wrote:
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> 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.
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