>>>Hi Evan,
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>>>What escapes me is why would that discussion be under a NDA?
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>>Standard procedure for non-shipping products. Even though VFP7 is a public beta, the official beta testers are under NDA.
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>So you are saying that only VFP7 beta testers participated in these informal discussions?
Nope. I have no idea who participated in the discussion. It could have been totally open or by invite only. What I'm saying is that MS frequently has people sign NDAs, even when much of what is discussed/shown/tested is public.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer