LinuxWorld 2003!

[Net Llama!]

On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Matthew Carpenter wrote:

>  On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 17:02:44 -0700
> "Net Llama!" <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > Notably absent this year was Google.  Granted they're not really selling
> > anything that is Linux specific, but they were there last year, and were
> > quite popular.
>
> This is a down time for most companies.  If they aren't planning on some serious revenue coming from it, many companies are skipping trade-shows altogether.  NetScreen is taking to the road on a Semi with all their gear in the trailer for demos...

Google is currently more profitable than ever.  Lack of revenue definitely
isn't the reason why they didn't showup.  I don't know what Netscreen is.

> > HP was once again rude.  I wanted to play with their dual Opteron box, and
> > the sales drone scolded me for touching the hardware without permission.  I
> > guess i missed the point of a trade show, if you can't actually play with
> > the products being offered.
>
> Must have recognized you :p
> Probably the sales guy new that his techno-weenie was inept enough that this uberhacker (who they could tell knew what he was doing) might do something that they couldn't undo...

I dunno.  They had the same reaction to my 'meddling' last year.  I
suspect that they just don't want anyone who isn't wearing a suit & tie to
touch their hardware.  Their loss.  There were quite a few other hardware
vendors who were quite happy & willing to let me poke around.

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