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When I first wanted to replace my aging Philips Velo 1 with a Pocket PC, it took a while before those arrived in my country. I spent that time by trying to learn as much as I could in the .windowsce newsgroup. I was amazed to find out that someone called "Derek Brown", who was working at Microsoft in another department than Product Support, actually spent his time in the newsgroup, answering questions of mere end users like me. It was Derek who gave that huge company a face, and I liked what I saw. So in the end, when he asked if I wanted to be Microsoft MVP, I was darned proud that he picked me. Without me witnessing his enthusiasm before, I doubt I would have wanted to play such a role with a company like Microsoft. Ever since then, I've enjoyed all my contacts with the Mobile Devices group. Derek may be gone, but I feel that his spirit didn't leave that group. And thankfully so, 'cause he rocks!
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