This is where the PA comic about critics comes in, \"It's not for you!\"
I suspect that the marketing group has identified an age group (looks like \"Active matures\" 40-65) that has money, but is unwilling to upgrade (because what they have works fine for their limited uses).
If they can market to them, especially indirectly, then this can be a big boon for MS.
And as silly as launch parties appear to us, the elite digerati, this is actually a reasonable excuse for them to socialize with their friends and talk about technical things that, to some degree, are unknown and incomprehensible.
So, yeah, I wouldn't be too surprised if this boosted their bottom line.
-Adam
Hey look everybody! It's THAT GUY.
*puts arm around steinman, starts walking*
Now look, I know this all seems silly and juvenile, but let the monkeys fling their poop, OK? It's not like they have rich, fulfilling lives that involve appetizer preparation and partying with senior citizens. Just...go read
The Economist or something, Smartypants. Yeah, over there. Keep going. Yes, outside. *locks door*
I made it 10 seconds, just past the first "Oh, hi there!" before I had to pause. This oughta be an interesting few minutes.
Hoo-boy. I just watched the bloody abortion, and here's a couple of thoughts:
1. These are not parties I would ever willingly attend, owing to the lack of beer and/or tits. Actually, it's good we didn't see tits here. *shudder*
2. Go to 0:38 in this clip for point #2: