Re: Microsoft Refuses To Answer Bitwise Magazine Questions on VB

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> As some of you know, I've recently been taking an active interest in
the
> problems 'traditional' VB developers are having with VB support (or
lack
> thereof) by Microsoft. As we shall be leading on this story in July, I
> contacted VB product manager, Jay Roxe, and asked if he would answer
some
> questions by way of an 'mail interview' which I would email him.
>
> Jay wrote: "I'd be happy to do the interview - please forward me the
> question and I'm happy to take a look at these."
>
> I subsequently emailed him twice and had no response. Eventually I was
> forced to pursue him via the MS PR department. Today I had a reply
from a PR
> person (no, Jay didn't even have the courtsey to reply in person)
saying:
>
> "I appreciate your candid questions, but feel they are too leading and
> accusatory, and will force Jay to sound defensive in his answers. As
you
> know, the VB6 and VB.NET debate is a hot topic now, and Microsoft does
not
> want to support an interview that will only inflame the debate without
> providing customers the information they need. Please let me know if
you're
> OK with making these questions less leading. If not, I'm afraid we
will have
> to decline this request."
>
> Can you believe this! He'll condescend to answer my questions only if
I
> write questions that he likes!!!!!!
>
> In more thn 20 years of journalism, this is the most feeble and
insulting
> brush-off I've ever encountered! Frankly, I think it's a disgrace.
>
> Suffice to say we shall publish our questions online and shall
continue to
> find someon of seniority in Microsoft who is prepared to answer our
ctual
> questions rather than demand that we ask new ones. If anyone of
seniority
> reads this newsgroup, please feel free to make contact.

Amazing! I particularly liked the "VB6 and VB.NET debate is a hot topic
now" line... Well, duh, who woulda thought?<g>

Rick

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