>>The award is given for a year. No special duties. The rights include the right to use the title MVP; you also get some free MS software.
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>I know for sure that no one, not even BillG, can hinder a person who wants to write MVP behind the name. It is not a protected title like Ph.D. or Master.
No, probably not. And what do you think about combinations like "Microsoft MVP", "VFP MVP", or ".NET MVP"?
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