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A quick TLDR: It seems probable that a lot of the people are just going for the freebies, and by announcing that there will be no giveaways and offering refunds
by justinsb 16y ago
A quick TLDR: It seems probable that a lot of the people are just going for the freebies, and by announcing that there will be no giveaways and offering refunds, that will open up spots for people that actually want to go to the conference
- pavel_lishin 16y agoI imagine that the scalpers will take that opportunity to sell their spots, instead of opting for a refund.
- justinsb 16y agoThe hope would be that Google makes transferring tickets sufficiently hard that if people don't really want to go they just take the refund.
- pavel_lishin 16y agoIt shouldn't be too hard, though. If I have a ticket and something comes up preventing me from going, I should be able to give it to a friend.
- justinsb 16y agoI'd argue you should be able to get a full refund, but no transfers should be allowed, to prevent scalping.
- newhouseb 16y agoIf I recall correctly, last year they said there were no plans to give away devices like the year prior. I didn't believe them and signed up anyway as a student for $100 - best investment ever.
- smallegan 16y agoI see lots of people making these accusations but is it possible that there are just more developers who want to go to the conference and everyone realizes how quickly it sells out so as soon as it went on sale everyone bought up the tickets? I got a pre-sale ticket this year and although I appreciated the free stuff I got last year I'm still going to learn....