[MVP Summit 2011] - Memories of Microsoft
As I sit on the couch of the place I have called home for the last 5 or so days—with my bags packed, Rudi trying to cheat at chess, and the children of the house going to bed—it is insane to think that it was almost 2 weeks ago I was in South Africa trying to find enough clothes to bring and now it is over 😒
The first rule of being an MVP is: don’t talk about fight club (NDA material), and unfortunately, a lot of amazing—and even some boring—news we learned this week was under NDA.
28022011563 by Robert MacLean, on Flickr
So what can I share with you?
- Microsoft is listening—I’ve mentioned this before, but the sheer volume of input sources to Microsoft is staggering. Some don’t always have good things to say, but Microsoft does factor that in, and it’s important. If you want Microsoft to change, tell them—just don’t insult them when you do.
- Microsoft is a business—it’s there to make a profit. So when it pumps hundreds of millions of dollars into research, expect it wants a ROI. Being that this is a technology blog, what does that mean? WATCH MICROSOFT RESEARCH.
- MVPs are smart—I’ve said before that being an MVP is an award for community work, but it’s not until you sit in a room with some of them that you realize how smart they are—and how well they can shoot:
28022011559 by Robert MacLean, on Flickr
To everyone at Microsoft who made this week special and for trusting us with information on Project Double Rainbow Unicorn*, thank you for all of it—it has been AMAZING! 😊
If you have no sense of humor, Project Double Rainbow Unicorn is a joke—no such project exists, or at least none I know of.