by certifiedbug on February 23, 2007
in Microsoft
REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 22, 2007
In the wake of the largest product launch in the company’s history, that of the Windows Vista™ operating system, the 2007 Microsoft® Office system and Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Corp. will host the 2007 MVP Global Summit. The annual event recognizes the value that Microsoft-designated Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) around the world provide in helping to make the company’s products successful, while honoring their contributions to the objective exchange of knowledge and their dedication to enriching the technology user experience.
Scheduled for March 12 to 15, the 2007 MVP Global Summit will be held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle and at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash. The event will kick off with a keynote address by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. More information can be found at http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/MVPsummit.
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by certifiedbug on October 9, 2006
in News
PC Advisor
James Niccolai
One week after it added the creator of a Windows Messenger add-on to its list of MVPs (Most Valued Professionals), Microsoft has revoked the award after critics pointed out that the program is used to distribute adware.
Article here
by certifiedbug on October 6, 2006
in News
Patchou AKA Cyril Paciullo, creator of Messenger Plus! received a Microsoft MVP Award and many are not happy about it.
Sandi Hardmeier, a current MVP, has documented the adware that “sponsors” Patchou’s product for a long time.
In an April 2006 post she recommended no one install the SPONSOR program.
Patchou has a new “distributor” for his sponsor, called “Circle Development Ltd”, but don’t be fooled into thinking that Patchou’s turned into one of the good guys… NO HOW, NO WAY!!! It’s still malware, and even worse, it pushing betrayware/rogueware… fake or disreputable antispyware applications, and advertisements that are entirely unsuitable for an underage audience (yes, I know, the MP sponsor program EULA stipulates that you must be 18 to use the program, but I have yet to see ANY underage user told he cannot install the sponsor, even at www.msgplus.net’s help forums and anyway, let’s get real here…. who’s going to want cutesy sounds and the other stuff that comes with MP? Not ‘grown up’ corporate users, that’s for sure)
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