>I think the key difference here is that the VFP community's celebration was from the community to MS in appreciation for the product. Thus a genuine outpouring of gratitude was expressed. Perhaps I'm being cruel, and I don't know Mr. Mangione but I assume that if MS gave him the funding to throw an anniversary event for the Mr. Hankey construction set he'd do it. That's his job.

As far as history, anyone else recall something similar expressed directly by MS in regards to another of its own products?