In this case, I think the enforcement wasn't on the people using the tittle. Rather it was on Microsoft "granting" someone the tittle of "Engineer". "Microsoft

In this case, I think the enforcement wasn't on the people using the tittle. Rather it was on Microsoft "granting" someone the tittle of "Engineer". "Microsoft Corporation announced in May 2001 its intention to stop using the term engineer in Canada in the title Microsoft Certified System Engineers - MCSE." Going against the individual professionals for using the tittle might have been harder. Some are probably real engineers or have received the certification but don't necessarily advertise themselves as engineers...