Just another example of a MS Field rep not knowing what is really going on. Typical sales rep attitude as well - talk selling points about what I do know and bad-mouth the rest. Keep in mind Non-Disclosure Agreements are at work here as well. Those under an NDA know about current development and can not disclose the information, and those not under an NDA are shut out.

>A friend of mine from Alaska sent me this message. Thought
>some of you might find it interesting. Sure would be nice
>to hear from a knowledgeable insider - say Ken Levy as to
>what is really going on. Anyway, for what it is worth, here
>is an excerpt of that e-mail.
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>Today I'm even more dismayed at M$ marketing. Attended the Visual Studio
>MSDN briefing today. They discussed middle tier and COM componants. No
>mention of Fox. I asked the speaker why not and was told it was not in
>MS strategic plan and that no other further development was being done
>on the product. When I informed her that 6.5 was due out in June she
>sounded like she knew nothing about that. She mentioned the major reason
>it was included in Visual Studio was because of the large existing
>developer base. Typical company line jargon.
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>I've concluded that MS is waiting for this base to disapear of perhaps
>dissapate. It's all so fascinating to watch unfold.