https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/stevengu/2015/10/07/moving-into-the-next-generation-of-the-microsoft-mvp-award/ [blogs.msdn.microsoft.com]

Moving into the next generation of the Microsoft MVP Award

Moving forward, the MVP Award structure will shift to encompass the broad array of community contributions across technologies. For our Developer and IT Pro oriented MVPs, we’re moving from 36 areas of technical expertise to a set of 10 broader categories that encompass a combined set of 90 technology areas—including open source technologies. This will enable much broader contribution recognition for these MVPs, coupled with a durable award title and will also eliminate the limitation of awarding MVP status in only one area.