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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
Derek never shied away from engaging with Pocket PC users, even when they were angrily frothing at the mouth over hot issues like the close button, price level, or eBook DRM (just ask our own Ed Hansberry how he first met Derek).
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Derek has always been
deeply interested in what users had to say. My long and frequent DRM rants on ebooks from Amazon and B&N not usable on the first Pocket PC devices in the then .windowsce newsgroup (later killed in favor of the current .pocketpc and it's offspring) led Derek to contact me about it - before I was an MVP!
Then his seemingly endless and tireless involvement in fan fests, Mobius, the 2001 tour, conference calls, IM chats, online chats, very VERY long email discussions, newsgroup involvement...
I wish him the best in his new role at Microsoft. It is a loss to the Mobile Device group and a huge win to the SBS team. :way to go: