Originally Posted by
theefman Kinda makes you wonder if the whole "feedback" thing isn't just a PR stunt....
Of course it's a PR stunt. It's also an educational tool, intended to get their most vocal customers accustomed to the product before it ships, and make them feel as if it's "their product" too, by allowing for participation. It's also a valid program to measure the market's temperature (feedback program), and a tool to help shape their marketing message.
It's all those things.
The real question is how important to MS each of those angles are...