Re: [WinMac] The Emperor (Jobs) has no clothes

James Atkinson(engja[at]mail.missouri.edu)
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 11:39:50 -0600

On 1/8/99 3:48 PM Darryl Lee dixit:

>
>Paul wrote:
>> Let's say that I went to a major convention (for the sake of example, the
>> big American Booksellers Association bash that's done every Memorial Day).
>> I pay my booth fee and sign my contract. And then I feature at my booth
>> strippers going the full monty, dancing over music supplied by
>> 2LiveCrew.

Strippers and 2LiveCrew at the ABA would be nothing new; it's a diverse
organization. Buzz and sales would be the only likely result, so long as
the booth stayed within local obscenity laws. What really might peeve
the convention organizers would be setting up a display of, say, farm
equipment or microwave ovens with no pretense of a connection to the book
industry. I'd say that IDG would be justified in "modifying" an all-NT
display at a Mac party (or in demanding that the NT workstations show
strippers going the full Monty in Quicktime movies originally created on
a Mac!).

James Atkinson
engja@showme.missouri.edu

>
>Hey wait, i think i saw that booth at CES. Heh. >:}
>
>> Would the convention organizers be justified in banning me and my display?
>
>Oooh, i betcha at the ABA they would probably be very very peeved, but
>first amendment sticklers that they are, they might let it slide.
>
>But sure, they'd be justified in kicking you out. But maybe other
>booths would shut down in protest. It could get ugly with those
>rambunctious booksellers, ya know. :}
>
>Hrm, ok, let me restate what i probably didn't make clear. IDG
>was probably _justified_ in asking Intergraph to change their booth.
>It was in their contract, fine.
>
>But did they _have_ to do this? Are they consistent in enforcing
>this policy? And basically, as has been hypothesized, does it really
>go back to Steve Job's fear/indignation/insecurity/arrogance?
>
>--
>Darryl Lee <lee@darryl.com> | "That Systems Guy" | <http://www.darryl.com>
>
>And Paul, i do love the analogy:
>Selling NT boxes at MacWorld = Strippers and 2LiveCrew at ABA convention
>

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