http://blogs.msdn.com/jledgard/archive/2005/09/23/473511.aspxWarning...complete non-official conjecture for the sake of fun follows below... Steve Ballmer . Stay with me now. I've heard the rumor that Mini was a actually a clever PR/Recruiting move by one of our competitors , but if the Business Week article isen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/jledgard/archive/2005/09/23/473511.aspx#473537Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:59:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:473537John DaviesMy guess for Mini is Steve Barkto&lt;g&gt;. And that really shows my age.http://blogs.msdn.com/jledgard/archive/2005/09/23/473511.aspx#473554Sat, 24 Sep 2005 12:31:41 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:473554Frans Bouma&quot;Blogspot would have coughed up the info and some &quot;Area 51&quot; security team (they do exist... it's a long story) would have tracked the person down and set him straight.&quot; <br>I thought in the US they had something called 'freedom of speech'. Apparently, as soon as you sign a contract with Microsoft, you've to give in that right as it seems. :)http://blogs.msdn.com/jledgard/archive/2005/09/23/473511.aspx#476571Mon, 03 Oct 2005 23:53:31 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:476571RobHey Josh - I remember the &quot;Area 51&quot; drill you had waaaay back when (I think what - 1999?) Yup, MSFT has their own Secret Service agent (or whatever other moniker you choose to put on them) and they're quick to swoop down on the unsuspecting who had some kind of issue with security of any kind... <br> <br>Really, even if it isn't someone directly in upper management, Mini could be someone who has a direct enough pipeline to those in that position that they in effect would be &quot;Deep Throat&quot;... don't forget that most healthy organizations have a self-critical attitude that is fostered up and down the chain of command. Once any organization becomes self-protecting and self-preserving the rot that occurs from inside out has already started and it takes a lot for it to be reversed...