In over 30 years in this business, I have rarely seen anyone with an MVP award who actually measures up to being an "MVP" - and worse, in some cases, those with this award have very narrow knowledge - in that, yes they are experts, but often they cannot step outside that narrow alley of what they know.

Worse, since the MVP award is really a Microsoft "animal" - how can that represent an impartial view, let alone definition of what an MVP is. Maybe you're a SQL Server MVP - but you don't know squat about say, C#... Is THAT really an "MVP"??? I will take an experienced 'MacGyver' type with wide knowledge, over any MVP with narrow knowledge any day.

The entire concept is a sales gimic and therein, the entire concept is ridiculous and always has been.