>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/19/microsoft_server_tools_reorg/
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>>>MS's Servers & Tools division encompasses many of the technologies we work with on a daily basis: http://www.microsoft.com/servers/en/us/default.aspx
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>>>Engineers++, Marketing--
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>>>I'm shocked, SHOCKED - who are they, and what have they done with Microsoft? :)
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>>While its easy to diss marketing its worth remembering that they are set sales targets by management which they are expected to meet or walk the plank . I'm working in an office near a marketing dept so I now have more sympathy for their position :-)
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>So, they have to do their jobs, or face getting canned - and somehow, this is unique to them? Sounds like they've done a sales job on you...
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>Resist the temptations of the dark side... ;)


Its too late . The most annoying person here is they guy who controls the database. The angst over wether my automated import routine would 'break' it was unbelieveable.