A bit annoying they force you to sign up for both Google+ and Google Wallet to attend.
Google I/O 2012
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#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
Another way would have been to announce that they won't be giving away any hardware, that would have kept away the "it pays for it self and I get some cool goodies" crowd away so real developers could go.
The last two years, Google has said "There are no plans for giveaways." And of course, attendees actually got about $1000 worth in stuff in 2010 (Droid phone, EVO, Google TV), and $1200 worth in freebies in 2011 (Galaxy Tab 10.1, Chromebook, Verizon hotspot). They could say there are no giveaways, but nobody's going to listen to the boy who cried wolf anymore.
I do not remember any such announcements.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
The freebies last year (Galaxy Tab 10.1, Chromebook, verizon hotspot) more than outweighed the ticket price and airfare. Depending on which session you went to (which meant more freebies - arduino kits, more phones, etc), you could make a solid profit off a trip to I/O. I'm curious at $900 of just how much they plan to give out this time.
Yeah, you figure at that price they're going to give out heads-up display glasses or something ridiculously cool like that. That was my first thought, anyway.
I'm hoping for a self-driving car giveaway myself
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#54A bit annoying they force you to sign up for both Google+ and Google Wallet to attend.
Why? They'll probably give you a phone integrated with Google Wallet, so it'd make sense to have you using it beforehand.
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#55A bit annoying they force you to sign up for both Google+ and Google Wallet to attend.
Why? They'll probably give you a phone integrated with Google Wallet, so it'd make sense to have you using it beforehand.
It’s obvious Google wants people to use Wallet, but I would argue it’s indicative of weakness, not strength, to require its usage (as opposed to letting the strength of the product draw people to use it).
Similarly, shouldn’t they make us excited to try Google Wallet on these phones, as opposed to forcing us to prepare ahead of time? I mean, if they are still going for a non-evil not-just-another-BigCo vibe.
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#56Good to know I can fax them if I have any questions. https://developers.google.com/events/io/register
That's as techy as Sacramento gets.
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#57Looks like no preregistration for past attendees like previous years: https://plus.google.com/111395306401981598462/posts/Ty3M5UDd... Ruben Orduz - +Google Developers No pre-registration for past attendees? Also confirmation about no test for registration would be much appreciated. Google Developers - Just to confirm, registration will be first come, first served on March 27th. We spent a lot of time thinking about t…
I agree with this policy -- why should past attendees get preferential treatment?
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#58Anyone have a guess as to why they use a jpg sprite instead of an animated gif for the bouncing orb? Is it just a color space thing?
No need to guess. Here's a very complete and detailed article about precisely why and how this particular animation works the way it does:
http://awardwinningfjords.com/2012/03/08/image-sequences.htm...
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#59I wish they'd take a small number of tickets (10? 100?) and auction them off, with the surplus over retail price going to charity. In general I think all sold out/exclusive events should do this kind of thing; it raises hype, makes the people who get a ticket for normal price feel like they got a deal, and helps the charity. Anyone willing to spend e.g. $10k of their own or a company's money to attend is likely to ha…
This already happens through craigslist and ticket brokers, without the charity piece.
Right -- bring secondary market value to the primary seller. Similar to avoiding underpriced IPOs :)
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#60I wish they'd take a small number of tickets (10? 100?) and auction them off, with the surplus over retail price going to charity. In general I think all sold out/exclusive events should do this kind of thing; it raises hype, makes the people who get a ticket for normal price feel like they got a deal, and helps the charity. Anyone willing to spend e.g. $10k of their own or a company's money to attend is likely to ha…
The best way to make developers go is to lower prices and not give away fancy, unique, unavailable elsewhere hardware.
You can also make passing a small programming test a requirement.