To,
Microsoft.

Hi guys.

I am Srinivasan S Saripalli. I am a Windows VC++
Programmer from Hyderabad,AP,India.I have been to USA for
some period of time and now I am in Hyderabad,India.I used
to regularly attend seminars in USA and I do the same in
Hyderabad as part of MSDN Yatra.I find something strange
regarding the seminar(s) held at Hyderabad,India. I find
that apart from the food offered at some posh hotel there
is nothing that Microsoft gives to its developers and
other people interested in exploring its tools.I feel very
bad when I attend the seminar because I dont get anything
from the seminar.I tried my best through various channels
to report this matter to Mr.Bill Gates but I could not get
any channel to report this matter to him or to his
marketing associates.Why is this happening. I hear
everyday that Microsoft is investing a lot of its
resources in India and especially Hyderabad but I dont
think it is doing good things as far as conducting
seminars are concerned.I dont know who are the people who
are conducting MSDN Yatra seminars but I would like to
caution whoever is at Microsoft that these people are not
doing a good job.I feel that I am coming to MSDN Yatra
seminars to eat some good food that I cant eat outside of
these posh hotels.I attend the seminar(s) and the seminars
as always is excellent as present by the man or woman who
present the seminars but the seminar as according to me is
VOLATILE ie.,the moment I leave the seminar all the
discussions that happened during the seminar are lost
ie.,I dont remember what happened during the seminar.When
I used to attend the seminar in USA it was excellent
Microsoft used to hand over technical CDs to the
participants for free. I want to ask why doesnt Microsoft
USA or Microsoft India doesnt do the same thing in India.
I know for sure that the strength of Microsoft products
lies in its CDs or technical matter that it gives to its
participants. I have heard that Microsoft has given away
Longhorn CDs during its seminars conducted in USA.I want
to ask why Microsoft doesnt conduct seminars in the latest
technologies in India and hand over the trial kits to
developers and participants.I request Microsoft to start
handing over the technical CDs and technical documentation
like MSDN Magazines ASAP so that I can feel happy like
others.In India one can get a CD for about 300 Rupees
which is rather cheap and okay for the developer.Why
doesnt Microsoft do the same thing of giving away CDs
exhibiting its latest technologies in the important
computer magazines so that I and other people can buy
Microsoft trial CDs and try it out at home and be ready
for the job market.This is all what I had to say. I hope
Microsoft doesnt get angry by what I had written.I would
like this letter to be read by Microsoft people especially.

Regards,
Srinivasan S Saripalli
Hyderabad.

I appreciate your patience but your best chance of invoking a reply from MS
would be if you kept your post short with few bullet points precisely
describing your complaint(s).

They also have toll free customer service nos.

http://www.microsoft.com/india/connect/