But the recent HealthVault strips brought a pleasant surprise for me: not one, not two, but three separate e-mails from folks in Microsoft's Health Solutions Group, all saying they loved the strip.

The best e-mail I got was from Jeff, who said he printed out the cartoon to put up in his office, and on walking to the shared printer, saw the same strip already up on someone else's office. Exhibit A:

I think that's awesome. And I think it says a lot about the character of the folks behind HealthVault that they can roll with the joke so kindly.

Microsoft Folks Is Good People.