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Re: [TCLUG:3539] Linux Pavilion (fwd)
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Bob Tanner wrote:
> Personally, Real Time has attended the Strictly Business Expo for 3
> years. This year we will not be attending. It has gone from a
> techincal business show to maketing circus.
>
> What you see is trick-or-treat for adults. People just walk around
> looking for what stuff you have for free.
I used to go to it for technical contacts. The last couple of years no
one of any technical value (for me at least) was there. When I found a
company I was interested in, they would keep saying, "Um, I don't know
anything about that, I'm just a sales person..."
Yes, I can also see from an exibitor point of view it has gotten worse
lately. There are countless times I visited a booth because they had some
cool thing to give away, and I was no where near interested in their
product. :) But I actually do go to look at what people have to sell, my
wife on the other had, goes to collect the cool things... :)
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