>Not to panic or alarm anybody, but did you see this topic:>http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...id=262149&page=>I have not applied for this survey. But as I've asked in the>mentioned topic above, what will MS be doing with all this>information?>Damian, Jim, Chris: dare I ask for your opinion and feeling>about such a survey? I do think it's a legimate and official>MS survey. But I get a bad feeling for the future. More addons>will probably be integrated in a better flightsim. But some>FSaddon companies might go out of business due to that. Sure,>all part of healthy economics. But I would not prefer a total>flightsim monopoly by MS. Or is it just me having wrong>thougths... :-sae >If I had a dollar for everytime I read on one of these forums or newsgroups, " Why do I have to pay for better, ATC, Weather, Aircraft, Scenery..etc..etc.... Microsoft should include it in MSFS as part of the program", I would be rich. Maybe MS, was reading these comments too......

Hi Hakkie,Ms will always give you the basic structure on their Msfs engine, They can't compete with million of developer around the world with illimited time to produce specific addons compare to contract and limited time shedule release with their software priority and the software budjet. Msfs are more focused on their structure engine, If you have saw all previous version, each one they have to redone the currents visual and feature and add new feature little by little each version, which take ALOT of time only to redone and improve the existant featurevisual from the current version. Adding too much feature will need alot of more time, alot more testing, alot more of budjet, at the end, the price will probably 4x time or more, I will see alot of complain about the price and many will unable to buy it.-3rd party developper don't need to works on the msfs engine and all the issue from the structure process, 3rd party are working on specific addons with no limited time and don't need to cover the entire world in the process, but a more specific area with more accuracy and details.-3rd party addons will always have advantage, and this is since the start of Msfs.ThanksChris WillisHiFi Simulation Software Team Developerhttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_dev_team.jpg http://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_proud_supporter.jpg

OK, clear answer. Thanks for pointing out the positive sides... ;-)