I think it's the norm where I've worked that everyone starts meetings with their laptops already open. Sometimes it's not even really possible to participate wi

I think it's the norm where I've worked that everyone starts meetings with their laptops already open. Sometimes it's not even really possible to participate without one, since people will expect you to refer to a PDF in the last email or go to an intranet site and whatnot. And lots of people take notes on the laptop as well, rather than relying on pen & paper. If it was a business meeting in the sense of meeting with someone external to the organization, that might be different, but internal meetings are very laptop-oriented.