The Register is a British tech site that's known for its sarcastic, often informal manner of writing. They're probably including all that specifically because

The Register is a British tech site that's known for its sarcastic, often informal manner of writing. They're probably including all that specifically because it's so weird that Microsoft even said that. It would be a bit like a man with a Russian accent offering you tea and finishing with, "and there's no polonium in it."