>>I don't know when he left Microsoft but last fall he had formed his own company - Mashup LLC and had also joined up with EPS and Code Magazine. I'm sure whatever he does he'll be very successful - I just would rather see software architect than evangelist in his job description. But maybe that's just me. It is not uncommon for me to have a different reaction to the skill sets of well-known community icons than is orthodox <s>
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>It just occurred to me - the very name of the job just stinks. If it were true by itself, it wouldn't require a belief. So, a PR guy by any other name...
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>And, BTW, can you imagine anyone feeling comfortable in the previous uphill battle? I mean, leading the marketing for VFP, where your first market which is already primed against your product is your own company.
Absolutely correct on both counts. But that is what made it so sad. It was like MS had pictures of him with a goat, or something ... an *ugly* goat.
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