LOL
If attending minority interest shows had a cost effective ROI for every company they would still do it. Since the early 80s Ive heard people complain that "computer/usergroup shows aren't worth it anymore".
Genesi has a particular reason for doing this - it knows it has to do demonstrably what AInc is not in order to keep/maintain the mindshare of the 600 and whatever the remaining portion is for a foothold for future products like Pegasos II. Sure the Amiga community is small potatoes but it is a potential secure base from which to build.
In order to launch yourself into the big time you need to start small and build a vocal and loyal userbase. Pander to their vanities and fulfil as many of their needs as possible. You can do that less over time as you get bigger because you will have already have "bought" the advocates with your ealier customer service. This is nothing new - this is how village stores start, build up and grow into chains.
Problem Amiga Inc had was that there was the wrong things in the store for the local community in the first place ( DE/Anywhere ), Genesi has not made the same mistake so far.
Watch for the point where the ROI of small shows/usergroup attendance starts to diminish to nothing - it will be visible through a market reduction in attendance to allow Genesi to "focus on the business".
All part of lifes rich pattern. :-)
Problem with the Amiga community is the seemingly large percentage of total idiots who would not be able to relate on a normal level with the kind of userbase Genesi will need to go onto next. These may have been shed by the need to actually part with money to buy a product. Maybe.
If not they will need to be educated by their peers sharpish.
