Google I/O Sells Out in 30 Seconds

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Post by panarky » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 2:17 PM UTC

Google I/O Sells Out in 30 Seconds
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Re: Google I/O Sells Out in 30 Seconds

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Post by eternalmatt » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 2:20 PM UTC

Hardly an official news release.

Re: Google I/O Sells Out in 30 Seconds

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Post by jfoutz » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 2:22 PM UTC

Is it actually sold out, or did you just time out when requesting a ticket?

It's not really clear from the "checking for available tickets" polling.

also, academic tickets are clearly marked as sold out, but the main tickets aren't.

Re: Google I/O Sells Out in 30 Seconds

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Post by possibilistic » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 2:25 PM UTC

Academic tickets sold out, and I can't afford the full price. Skipped class to try at 7:00 PDT on the spot, oh well.

Some people on Twitter are still getting tickets. I imagine that if you're in the queue and someone fails to pay for their ticket on time, you might get a chance.

Re: Google I/O Sells Out in 30 Seconds

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Post by sumukh1 » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 2:26 PM UTC

It wasn't actually 30 seconds. It just was timing out. I got one in the first six minutes or so. and as of 7:26 PDT there are still regular tickets left.

Re: Google I/O Sells Out in 30 Seconds

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Post by mcdillon » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 2:28 PM UTC

Its definitely not sold out yet (academic tickets are gone though). As someone else mentioned it looks like they are releasing the tickets in batches.

Edit: it is sold out now: https://developers.google.com/events/io/register

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Post by mdwrigh2 » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 2:29 PM UTC

Tickets are officially sold out according to the registration page. [1]

[1] https://developers.google.com/events/io/register

Re: Google I/O Sells Out in 30 Seconds

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Post by koko775 » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 2:29 PM UTC

Sold out as of now. I had been trying since 7:00:00 - and still could not get a ticket.

And I need one for work, damn it - I actually care about Android development. I couldn't care less about a free device.

Re: Google I/O Sells Out in 30 Seconds

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Post by iceron » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 2:30 PM UTC

possibilistic wrote: post #4

Academic tickets sold out, and I can't afford the full price. Skipped class to try at 7:00 PDT on the spot, oh well. Some people on Twitter are still getting tickets. I imagine that if you're in the queue and someone fails to pay for their ticket on time, you might get a chance.

Have the exact same story. Always next year I suppose.

Re: Google I/O Sells Out in 30 Seconds

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Post by vincentmac » Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 2:31 PM UTC

sumukh1 wrote: post #5

It wasn't actually 30 seconds. It just was timing out. I got one in the first six minutes or so. and as of 7:26 PDT there are still regular tickets left.

looks to be officially sold out now. I have been trying since 7 am.