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01-19-2006, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kgf3076,Jan 19 2006, 10:59 AM

Why? You want to make it worse? (not really, I work/worked with a MS Field engineer who was a great guy...) there just aren't enough good ones.

I agree. You have to get the right one. Our TAM is really good at helping us get the right people on the phone.

01-19-2006, 06:07 AM

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01-19-2006, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by kgf3076,Jan 19 2006, 09:59 AM

Why? You want to make it worse? (not really, I work/worked with a MS Field engineer who was a great guy...) there just aren't enough good ones.

yeah I had one working with me for 16 hours on a client's database who was plenty nice and knowledgeable. We weren't having much luck so since we were giving up I finally did what I asked him in the first 15 mminutes of the call and got the data back. That was a few versions of SQL back but he gave me a whole lot of knowledge on that call that was useful in the future even if it didn't work out that time. And all for free since we were early Microsoft Partners.

01-19-2006, 06:23 AM

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01-19-2006, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by blue03s2k,Jan 19 2006, 10:23 AM

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01-19-2006, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by blue03s2k,Jan 19 2006, 11:01 AM

i'm still on the fence on this one.... it's one hell of a long drive...

It's about 10 hours from me. I've made the trip 3 times, one time it took me 16 hours to drive there in the S (I had to sleep in the car for one night because there were no hotel rooms by the time I got there) in a hurricane!! (The one that hit LA really badly a few years ago).

I like MB a lot, it's well worth it. We should all get a big suite!