Comments on: off to california on saturday for the office developer’s conference

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:24:36 +0000

Hugh,
If you are passing through Phoenix look me up. I can at least offer you a home-cooked meal.

By: Drue Kataoka

Drue Kataoka — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:59:59 +0000

Hugh– Congrats- sounds like great fun. I know you will add energy and excitement to the Microsoft mix. I look forward to hearing the highlights

By: David Everitt-Carlson

David Everitt-Carlson — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:19:04 +0000

“You have to eat well, be well housed, have a screw from time to time, smoke your pipe and drink your coffee in peace” – Vincent VanGogh

By: Dennis Howlett

Dennis Howlett — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:54:28 +0000

Convince the average CIO to love Microsoft’s products. At the moment, they have them ‘cos they’re good enough and don’t give them a ton of pain. Go from there.
BTW – accidentally found the secret of getting TONS of page view. Write a) Apple sux or b) BillG walks on water.

By: John

John — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:58:10 +0000

I wonder how long it will be until MS “borrows” your idea and offers us a product that creates cartoons on the back of our business cards?

By: Milan Davidovic

Milan Davidovic — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:16:04 +0000

There’s the reasons they give people to attend (the “marketing” side) and the reasons people actually attend (the “sociology/anthropology” side). Might be some good cartoons to be drawn around the latter.

By: hugh macleod

hugh macleod — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:54:33 +0000

You’re right, Vinnie. Changed. Thanks

By: vinnie

vinnie — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:48:18 +0000

“silence, exile and cunning” i think…mind you, solitude can’t hurt

By: jill

jill — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:46:33 +0000

Who the heck wrote that page (reasons people attend)? Are we living in 1990?
I love Microsoft (I know, not a popular stance) but fuck me, if a marketing person wrote that, they need to be shot.
That first bullet point is like a sleeping pill. I despair.