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> I don't understand what Google's goal is with I/O attendance. Excitement. Buzz around the Android developer experience. It is a fun conference. But lets be
by throwaway1979 12y ago
> I don't understand what Google's goal is with I/O attendance.
Excitement. Buzz around the Android developer experience.
It is a fun conference. But lets be honest, if they stopped the freebies, would it garner the same interest from non-tech folks?
P.S. my personal opinions. I attended it once and had a fun time.
- just2n 12y agoDoes it need to? It's developer-oriented, not consumer-oriented. The "freebies" (really ahead of market or exclusive toys that you pay for, or get some kind of discount on) attract consumers, which is the problem. If the goal is to have a place to show off all the stuff that's new in Android (or the new Google devices), that seems like a separate consumer-oriented conference. Or the big unveiling keynotes followed by the actual I/O, and the two should have separate attendances. Look at games. There are many consumer-oriented events (BlizzCon, PAX, E3, CES, etc) to a few developer-oriented events (GDC). And the two don't generally overlap too much.
- magicalist 12y agoYeah, I don't think a programming quiz to get a ticket is a great idea, but definitely agree (and it seems to be the general consensus amongst more technically capable attendees) that it's nice to get free things, but if they got rid of the giveaways it would improve the audience demographics and actually increase my desire to attend.
- fernandotakai 12y agoi would prefer if they stopped the freebies. tons of non-developers register for a conference that is basically designer towards developers.