I was able to attend most of the Launch event in Atlanta on Tuesday. I enjoyed it and learned a few new things. The big thing for me was getting VS2005 standard and SQL2005 (1 cal) as well as a voucher for BizTalk 2006 developer edition. The demonstrations were interesting and I definately look forward to using the new products the rest of this year and 2006.
Microsoft mentioned that the Launch Event CD packages were “not for ebay”. Go search ebay and see how many auctions there are that didn't listen to Microsoft. I counted at least 10... and some with bids for $200+ !!!