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Comdex Pursues Edification Rather Than Entertainment

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the turning-the-ship-around dept.

XarsonX writes "Infoworld has an article talking about some of the changes coming to Comdex this year. Amongst other things, a $50 price tag for uninvited attendants, and less free gear handed out. Is it still possible to get enough free vendor-wear to fill your entire wardrobe?"

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  1. You know, because I was wondering by Hilleh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it still possible to get enough free vendor-wear to fill your entire wardrobe?

    Slashdot - facing the important and relevant issues that I am sure confront us all on a daily basis.

    1. Re:You know, because I was wondering by Angry+White+Guy · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's the only reason to go to tradeshows. I have enough pens and mousepads, shirts, jackets, etc to supply the local gradeschool.

      That and business cards.

      Why else would you go to a computer tradeshow, to pick up chicks?

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  2. Wardrobe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it still possible to get enough free vendor-wear to fill your entire wardrobe?

    No, but i hear there will be a SCO t-shirt burning this year at it..

    1. Re:Wardrobe by Angry+White+Guy · · Score: 3, Funny

      Donate them to charity instead of burning them. That way the current board will know what they're going to look like in five years. Sitting on a street corner with a tin cup and a sco shirt.

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  3. Fully clothed? by I+Am+The+Owl · · Score: 5, Funny
    Is it still possible to get enough free vendor-wear to fill your entire wardrobe?

    You mean there are vendors giving out pants? That's just awesome.

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    1. Re:Fully clothed? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Pants? You can get the 'Official Slashdot Mumu', for all your 12XL geeking needs!

    2. Re:Fully clothed? by blibbleblobble · · Score: 4, Funny

      "You mean there are vendors giving out pants? That's just awesome."

      Do debian panties count?

      Or a KDE thong?

  4. T-shirt burning, hell by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    If SCO shows up at COMDEX it's going to be like the stoning scene from Monty Python's "Life of Brian" with IBM as the old guy John Cleese accuses of blasphemy and wants the crowd to stone.

  5. Re:Free Stuff by liquidsin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft shitty yoyos which doesn't work

    So their yo-yos are like their servers...they go down but then they won't come back up? *rimshot*

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