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More info?)
Thanks Bev.
Hopefully that will clear up some misconceptions.
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"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in
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> Thanks.
>
> see http
/mvp.support.microsoft.com/ for general MVP information.
>
> I'm going to pass on a detailed list simply because I am unsure of what
> the MVP program feels is public information.
>
> To quote from the above site;
>
> >> Do Microsoft MVPs receive any payment from Microsoft?
> No. The Microsoft MVP Program does provide a small award of software and
> other benefits in its core program offering, but MVPs do not receive any
> monetary payment from the Microsoft MVP Program. <<
>
> Also, since I am semi retired, I do not benefit from some of the mvp
> support options that an active programmer or person in another paid
> support position might have significantly value.
>
> I will, however, restate that MVP status does not return material benefit
> anywhere near the volume and value of each MVP's contributions here and
> elsewhere.
>
> OTOH, many of the MVP's, especially Mobile MVP's, have highly visible
> sites, for example,
http/pocketpcthoughts.com
>
> These sites may prompt the oem's to offer evaluation units directly to
> them for advertising exposure of new hardware, but, again, whatever they
> get through those venues is equally hard earned based on the obvious time,
> effort and expense they bear to keep those sites live and updated.
>
> Personally, I'm not really visible outside of these forums, so I am not an
> oem target other than one device that came via an MS/OEM connection which
> has been both great.
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]