Question : how do i get the latest records per a specific criteria in a table?

I am using SQL Server 2008.

I have a table with the below data

ProductID    SalesDate           Status

20               1/21/2009             SalesPending
20               1/23/2009             SalesCompleted
21               1/22/2010             SalesInitiated
21               1/24/2010             SalesPending



Expected Results. Each productID, Status based on latest date

ProductID    SalesDate             Status

20               1/23/2009             SalesCompleted
21               1/24/2010             SalesPending

Answer : how do i get the latest records per a specific criteria in a table?

this would 1 example:

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select t.* from yourtable t where t.SalesDate = ( select max(i.SalesDate) from yourtable i where i.productid = t.productid )