He is well-known in gaming circles moreso than tech circles (there is some overlap of course), and I can't confirm or deny he is a millionaire; frankly I have no idea. Famous has an imprecise definition; but as you conceded, "mainstream people" might not know who he is. This is why I consider it a stretch to call him a famous millionaire; I'd hesitate to use the same label used for Cliff Bleszinski or Paul Graham. Krahulk is influential in specific areas, but famous millionaire as the frame seems like a personal issue you're projecting.
And regarding your challenge to find a more high profile person using the SP3 -- it is not released yet. The only people giving public thoughts on it are tech reviewers and Microsoft employees. In that regard, Microsoft used Krahulik's works on their website, so he may very well have augmented his millionaire's gold coin swimming pool with Microsoft money. Despite this, Krahulik still plainly voiced criticisms of the SP3 product, and Microsoft's surface team addressed this feedback in positive way. Of course, they want to leverage his influence. The impacted users would all theoretically benefit. I doubt that the result will be that he alone is getting a Krahulik hotpatch for personal use.
As a developer working with vendor software, I too get prerelease access and are offered an avenue to submit problems I find to the vendor. The primary differences here are that I am strongly discouraged by the vendor to share my experiences with prerelease software.
Lastly, Microsoft showed him that they can address somethings, but he was clear that issues remain. By contrast, the product team didn't respond with a suggestion to "just avoid holding it in that way".
And regarding your challenge to find a more high profile person using the SP3 -- it is not released yet. The only people giving public thoughts on it are tech reviewers and Microsoft employees. In that regard, Microsoft used Krahulik's works on their website, so he may very well have augmented his millionaire's gold coin swimming pool with Microsoft money. Despite this, Krahulik still plainly voiced criticisms of the SP3 product, and Microsoft's surface team addressed this feedback in positive way. Of course, they want to leverage his influence. The impacted users would all theoretically benefit. I doubt that the result will be that he alone is getting a Krahulik hotpatch for personal use.
As a developer working with vendor software, I too get prerelease access and are offered an avenue to submit problems I find to the vendor. The primary differences here are that I am strongly discouraged by the vendor to share my experiences with prerelease software.
Lastly, Microsoft showed him that they can address somethings, but he was clear that issues remain. By contrast, the product team didn't respond with a suggestion to "just avoid holding it in that way".