[Kevin Sevcik]

I'll ditto M. Krass. Some around FIRST corporate almost certainly know what's coming, but they're obviously not going to talk and anyone who's heard something is probably putting their job and/or reputation at risk by talking. Asking IFI people to comment on things that FIRST obviously doesn't want bandied about is just silly. I think speculating that they're doomed and being kicked out is just as silly and possibly a bit mean. Think about this, If they're being dropped by FIRST, you're just constantly reminding them of the business they're losing in 2 years. If they're not, you're just annoying them by implying they can't design something to satisfy FIRST.

I'm just as curious as everyone else, and more or less just as in the dark, but I don't think wild speculation on something of this import is terribly productive. It's a bit different than the constant rumor of a water game, after all.

That said, I really, really, really don't want to have anything to do with the MS Robotics Studio. I'd rather keep the option of switching to Linux and avoiding Vista, and most other control system options atleast leave that as a possibility.