>Craig,
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>I understand what you're saying. But I regret that you're not reflecting to the main point that I'm trying to make here. Certain MVP's get access to more basic information than other MVP's and non-MVP's. This might make the competition unfair.

MVP is not a competition and anyone has the potential to be an MVP. As for the shared source program, based on the press release, I could be eligible for it. That doesn't mean I'll use it. If I looked at the source code, I doubt I'd understand much of it. I know VERY little C++.

There are also other MVPs that would understand even less. For example, there are MVPs for Office, Money, games, etc that know absolutely nothing about programming. They are simply "power users".

That in no way makes things unfair.

>As I now understand, this is in fact already happening, since MVP's already get additional info about products. I wonder, do you and other MVP's get info that I cannot get in any way?

Yes...that's one of the benefits of the program. And it works both ways. MVPs have additional contact with Microsoft in order to help support MS customers. At the same time, MVPs give valuable feedback to MS about products, enhancements, and initiatives.