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Moscone is another example of a Sickly overpriced convention hall with Unions which the exhibition companies are forced to shell out way too much to do the simplest of things.
Sorry, I am for unions in the right circumstances. these days unions aren't meant to protect workers, instead they seem to exact every pound of flesh they can for very little work. Just another example of what is WRONG in america today.
For the good ole usa to compete, these mafia type convention hall unions need to go the way of the dinosaur. Sorry but the stuff that happens in SF at Moscone is crazy overpriced. it really is. same with Javitz center in NY.
There needs to be alternatives to the union convention centers in places like NY, SF or LA. Something competitive and .... that offers just a decent value to those who show somewhere.
Sorry, I am for unions in the right circumstances. these days unions aren't meant to protect workers, instead they seem to exact every pound of flesh they can for very little work. Just another example of what is WRONG in america today.
For the good ole usa to compete, these mafia type convention hall unions need to go the way of the dinosaur. Sorry but the stuff that happens in SF at Moscone is crazy overpriced. it really is. same with Javitz center in NY.
There needs to be alternatives to the union convention centers in places like NY, SF or LA. Something competitive and .... that offers just a decent value to those who show somewhere.
Ya know, I wonder is Adobe is going to stop writing some software for Apple. their latest Acrobat PDF creator is lacking some features that the windows version had. I was also looking for other software and came across an article where they were not going to release the new version of Premeir Elements on Mac, due to iMovie being such a dominate force and free with every mac.
although, the new Premier Elements looks alot like a cross between iMovie 06 HD and iMovie 7 (that is in iLife 08). they are nick naming it iMovie comes to Windows.
http://www.wired.com/software/softwarereviews/news/2007/09/adobe_premiere4
I am just wondering if part of the no-show also had to do with catering more toward Windows.
although, the new Premier Elements looks alot like a cross between iMovie 06 HD and iMovie 7 (that is in iLife 08). they are nick naming it iMovie comes to Windows.
http://www.wired.com/software/softwarereviews/news/2007/09/adobe_premiere4
I am just wondering if part of the no-show also had to do with catering more toward Windows.
I do think this recession is going to be long lasting. We have been in it for over a year, every day there is more news of downturns and job loses, plus all the mney the govenment is trying to pump into the economy will have to be paid back to china (that is who we are borrowing the money from). No wonder their economy if booming. We borrow money from them, that has to be paid back with interest, to buy their products.
You do realise that the 'Federal' Reserve is a private company right? There's nothing federal about them, they are a bank just like BOA. The government 'buys' money from them, which they then have to pay back with interest. (That interest is paid through income tax which is grossly unconstitutional.) Money = Debt, and we lead a life of servitude. The best way to keep slaves happy is to make them think they aren't slaves.
...or perhaps having to do with Adobe having been abused again by Apple? (Carbon64, I'm looking at you.)
Don't forget that Apple hosts Microsoft's Silverlight on their website now.
Adobe can't love that too much.
Adobe can't love that too much.
I think greater pain inflicted would be if Microsoft and Apple teamed up and Silverlight content creation tools were made available on MacOS X. Adobe had their chance to fix the disgusting mess that is Flash - time for someone else to replace Flash with something thats worth a damn.
Back ontopic in reference to the expo's; the same thing has been happening in New Zealand at non-IT related expo's. Many are lowering their prices. For alot of organisations it is very difficult to legitimise the amount spent and what it brings in. I was in a political party this years election and the amount required for one of these stands, the potential voting base, and the possibility of nabbing some undecided voters was so remote it wasn't worth doing in the end. IMHO expo's are over rated, and have been so for quite some time.