On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:03:45 -0700 (PDT) JP wrote: > Where Microsoft (and others, Oracle comes to mind also) scales and > Google doesn't is with a meaningful partner program. That of course > blows up the size of conferences, but that's a good thing - it's part > of the blueprint for the monetization of Microsoft's technologies by > small and mid size companies through value add such as shrinkwrap > software products and professional services. This is an aspect where > Google has a total blind spot, although it's a dead three way win for > Microsoft, partners and end users. It's hard to make a case against a > view that, in the end, all that Google is interested in is to keep it > all for themselves and not share with anybody on the outside beyond > what serves themselves. Sure, they'll have a few cuddly devs trot out > their stuff, but that's going to be it once again, I am sure. > So instead they're making conference attendance artificially scarce > and wrap it into some mythical registration, and off you go. > Personally, I just can't shake the impression that they're just peeing > down peoples' backs and tell them it's raining. I'll take a pass on I/ > O again. Make sure y'all get real excited and clap real strong at the > keynotes' people.
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