>Some said that the merge was including a one year Database Architect >position at Microsoft just the time it takes to make sure all the >translation was done ok from Fox Software to Microsoft. This was kind of a >nice move and I would doubt he needed to continue to work after this merge. >:) > Yes. And right after his departure from that position, didn't MS (or someone in the know) state that he was leaving that position to investigate opportunities in the area of the information superhighway for MS? Is he the mastermind behind IE ands IIS? <g>