When I am presented with a tool, a ship date, and a release candidate -- I set my timing and expectations accordingly. When those expectations are not met, you

When I am presented with a tool, a ship date, and a release candidate -- I set my timing and expectations accordingly. When those expectations are not met, you're correct -- I don't use it. I also provide what the Redmond boys call "feedback." Having worked there it's easy for me to spot the knucklehead behaviors they tend to fall into. Inability to name or ship a product plus goofy tech decisions (like shoving everything they can't quite figure out into this "middleware" hole) usually means developer pain ahead.