Microsoft: Going Politically Correct On Meter Maids..

Okay, I am not a big fan of Microsoft as they have caused me so much misery starting with Dos and Windows 3.2, way back when and I thought this may be a good time for some payback..

Now, let me see if I recognise the issue here.

Here is the story..

Link..

Meter Maids hit back after Microsoft criticism of their appearance 

GOLD Coast Meter Maids boss Roberta Aitchison has labelled Microsoft's objections to the gold bikini-clad icons' appearance at their 'boring' Tech-Ed conference welcoming reception as 'ridiculous'. ''They (the meter maids) provided glamour to what could have been a very boring event,'' she told the Gold Coast Bulletin.
''Microsoft picked the outfits a week before and knew exactly what they would be wearing.
''Everyone there had a ball and they were telling the meter maids in Surfers Paradise how much fun they had.
''I don't know if it was just a few bitter women (complaining) or what.''
The Meter Maids were dressed in gold bustiers, wet-look hot pants and three-quarter length jackets for the event, she said.
Microsoft stood by their previous statement and said they apologised to their conference delegates for any offence cause by the Meter Maids.

The calamity hit micro-blogging site Twitter yesterday, with people tweeting from the conference about the "badly done" stunt.
The conference is being held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre this week with all tickets sold out to about 2500 people.
The Meter Maids were hired by Microsoft as part of the welcoming reception on Tuesday night.
"It seems that there are still marketing and promotional folks in the IT world who consider objectification of women to be OK," female IT worker Kate Carruthers told a Fairfax newspaper.
Carruthers said the meter maid stunt detracted from Microsoft's long history of supporting and encouraging women in the information technology sector.
And ironically the conference, which is aimed at encouraging developers to write software for Microsoft, also devoted a key session to "women in IT."
Even some of Microsoft's own icons, Nick Hodge and Catherine Eibner, went on Twitter to express their disapproval. Eibner said it was "a badly done attempt at providing local Gold Coast context."
Microsoft released a statement saying they would like to "sincerely apologise for any offense caused by the promotional staff."
"We were unaware of their exact costuming until the day of the event, at which time it was too late to be addressed," the company said.

 Having spent copius nights sleeping on the beach at the Gold Coast (for reason I will not go into here) in the 70's, even back then these icons were wandering the streets and what they do is feed your parking meter so you do not get a parking ticket. Back then it was a tourism promotion and went down well with all and sundry. Go to the Gold Coast, park anywhere and no parking ticket. Eh ! works for me..

But Microsoft pro-feminist, politically correct assuages obviously had heartburn witnessing women (GASP) in bikinis doing a promo (this would probably explain when you play Age of Empire 2 your new additions to the community are mostly women at a ratio of two to one)..

Dear oh dear, bearing in mind that the Gold Coast is akin to Florida, so most of the year it's either hot, not so hot or nearly hot..

Microsoft released a statement saying they would like to "sincerely apologise for any offense caused by the promotional staff."

So if you are wondering which company is promoting and ensuring "political correctness" I think we may have found one..

It would appear that Microsoft is just another feminist apologist. Bear that in mind the next time you purchase their over priced products..