Re: WWDC ticket needed

FROM : ainxow
DATE : Fri May 16 05:51:32 2008

On May 15, 2008, at 6:42 PM, Hal Mueller <<email_removed>> 
wrote:

> eBay item 220234875066 is at $1525 already, and not closing for
> another 5 days!


Well, it'll be interesting to see what effect this newfound 
popularity has on the Cocoa community. One suspects a certain amount 
of iPhone-fueled "irrational exuberance" when tickets are being 
scalped at these rates. A couple years ago, scalpers were going 
begging at $900 only days beforehand.

In any case, I'm skipping it deliberately this year: after attending 
since the San Jose days, two years ago WWDC became, for me, just 
impossibly crowded. Even answering calls of nature was a problem at 
times - hate to think what that'll be like this year! (someone 
mentioned Moscone West is max-rated for 6075 occupants)

Back then, difficulties with insufficient and poor food, being unable 
to get into many sessions, not to mention being barked at by 
overzealous "seating police" made me decide to skip WWDC until it can 
be moved to a larger venue. There are only so many sessions useful to 
each person, and if spending $4000+ on travel, hotel, and e-ticket 
can't get you into them, and in some degree of comfort, what's the 
point.

I'm hopeful the sellout will enable ADC to unleash Developer iTunes - 
with the event sold out, there's little reason not to sell session 
videos a la carte.

-ainxow