Invited to the Microsoft Technology Summit 2007
11 comments Latest by http://mac.gonzagames.com Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:27:00 GMT
As mentioned a few weeks ago, I’ll be up in the Seattle area in a few weeks. I took the invitation to head to the 2007 Microsoft Technology Summit in Redmond, WA. When I received the invitation… my immediate response was, “Why me?”
Their response?
“The event is specifically for people other than Microsoft fanboys… they want to have a dialogue with influential members of the developer community outside of their comfort zone to see what we can learn from each other..”
Fair enough. Perhaps they’ll convince me to switch our entire team to Microsoft products… but I highly doubt my team would be cool with that. ;-)
It looks like Michael Koziarski (of Rails Core fame) will also be at the event. Supposedly, there will only be 50-60 people… so if you’re also going to be there, let me know.
I’m not sure what to expect yet from the event and they don’t have a web page dedicated to it. The most that I could find was a few blog posts from attendees of previous years. I plan to do some blogging during the event to share my experiences (good and bad).
p.s. thanks to those who invited me to have drinks/dinner while I’m staying in Bellevue. I’ll be responding to your emails in the next week. if you’re interested in meeting up, drop me a line.
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It’s called:
Embrace … Extend … Exterminate
a tactic Microsoft has been using successfully for more than 20 years.
They might send back a Robby on Rails Replicant running Windows Vista.
The replicant will advocate VB.NET and use a Dell Inspiron!!!
Or… MS will topple at the foundation as 50,000 C# programmers refuse to use anything but Ruby :)
For some reason I cannot help but imagine one of those often told stories of a clan leader who invites all his rival clan leaders to a meeting place to talk peace, and he kills them all. Like in Braveheart was it?
Tip: wear armor.
If you are going to run to Brave Heart references, it requires a kilt and blue wode on your face….
I am sitting in the back of the room. Have we implanted any control chips in you yet?
I didn’t get invited back this year. :-) Are they talking about how to get windows and PHP coming together better again?
Big Thaks! Very Useful.
Big Thaks! Very Useful.
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Completely agree with Frank Daley IIt’s called: Embrace … Extend … Exterminate This tactic Microsoft has been using successfully for more than 20 years. They always act pro domo sua.