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The freebies substantially reduce the effective cost, possibly to $0 or less. Last year everybody got a free Droid and EVO, which you could have flipped on Crai
by orangecat 16y ago
The freebies substantially reduce the effective cost, possibly to $0 or less. Last year everybody got a free Droid and EVO, which you could have flipped on Craigslist for at least $600. If you're in the SF area and have any interest in the conference, it's a no-brainer.
- justinsb 16y agoAgreed. I presume the main point of charging at all is to match supply & demand, but given that everyone believes the price is <= 0 anyway, this obviously isn't working any more.
- kenjackson 16y agoI guess if you're in SF that may make sense. Being in WA I wouldn't fly down for a couple of days even if the price was free. Just wouldn't be worth the time for a cell phone or tablet. UPDATE: Although after rereading what I wrote, I realized that those people whose time means so little that they'd attend a conference largely to get the cellphone/tablet are exactly the people you don't want at the conference.
- DFectuoso 16y agoAnd a google TV a couple of months latter
- kreneskyp 16y agoSeveral co-workers and myself are road tripping it from Oregon and splitting hotel rooms. We're all self funding to go. I can't speak for the others but I'm interested in the sessions, though without potential freebies it would have been a much harder decision.