Re: Microsoft Refuses To Answer Bitwise Magazine Questions on VB

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It sounds like the old "5th amendment" ploy. Just imagine if defendants
could dictate the questions that a prosecutor could ask...... not that this
a trial of course ;-)

Tony Proctor

"Huw Collingbourne" <huw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uBfDhi$dFHA.3616@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > With 20 years of experience, I'm surprised
> > this raised your ire.
> >
>
> In all honesty, this is the first time that anyone has suggested that they
> should be allowed to dictate the questions that I ask them. I think what
> annoys me most is the assumption that any professional journalist would
> accede to such a request.
>
> > I have to wonder if you aren't trying to get the members of this group
> > riled.
>
> Far from it. The only reason I decided to go for this interview in the
first
> place is because members of this group wrote to tell me how riled they
> already were. Many of the questions I posed to Mr Roxe have been posed
> elsehere but left unanswered. I thought this would be an opportunity for
> Microsoft to address some of the issues that are affecting many VB
> developers. It had not occurrd to me that they would agree and then change
> their minds when they realised that I wasn't just going to be content with
> asking easy-to-answer questions.
>
> > It's not often I see experienced journalists use a six
> > exclamation point declaration.
>
> This is a first for me.
>
> best wishes
> Huw Collingbourne
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