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Hi Vladimir

> I spotted that you mentioned not a single howler or even bug
> in MATLAB 2008b?

Well I did mention a couple of relatively straightforward integrals
that MATLAB 2008b couldn't do.  So far i haven't found any other
problems in MATLAB 2008b but as soon as I do I will write about
them.

> Was is your intention not to put any MATLAB's Symbolic Toolbox
> howler in your Review? Just curious.

Quite the opposite.  If I find any bugs in any software system I
support I am usually quite vociferous about it as the support teams of
several large software companies will testify.  I simply haven't found
any in 2008b yet - I don't have the benefit of your automated testing
system.  Rest assured that, as soon as I do, I will write about them
on my blog, report them to Mathworks and see if they exist in any
other packages.

Best Wishes,
Mike