Comments on: The Visual Studio Launch 2010 Boston Event, Reconsidered https://www.dougv.com/2010/05/01/the-visual-studio-launch-2010-boston-event-reconsidered/ ASP.NET, PHP, XML, JavaScript, Web geekery, Entrepreneurship Fri, 18 May 2012 10:23:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Eric https://www.dougv.com/2010/05/01/the-visual-studio-launch-2010-boston-event-reconsidered/#comment-341 Eric Thu, 27 May 2010 03:52:49 +0000 http://www.dougv.com/blog/?p=3059#comment-341 Boy, thanks for the updates guys. I guess I'll bow out of the Minneapolis event tomorrow. I, too, was hoping to get a non-trial version of VS 2010. I'm not taking a half day of vacation to go get pitched. Boy, thanks for the updates guys. I guess I’ll bow out of the Minneapolis event tomorrow. I, too, was hoping to get a non-trial version of VS 2010. I’m not taking a half day of vacation to go get pitched.

]]> By: Harry https://www.dougv.com/2010/05/01/the-visual-studio-launch-2010-boston-event-reconsidered/#comment-340 Harry Tue, 25 May 2010 17:46:47 +0000 http://www.dougv.com/blog/?p=3059#comment-340 Thanks for taking the time and blog about the event. I'm registered for the May 27th event in Seattle, but now I will cancel and try to put the day to better use. Thanks for taking the time and blog about the event. I’m registered for the May 27th event in Seattle, but now I will cancel and try to put the day to better use.

]]> By: Peter https://www.dougv.com/2010/05/01/the-visual-studio-launch-2010-boston-event-reconsidered/#comment-339 Peter Tue, 25 May 2010 02:29:01 +0000 http://www.dougv.com/blog/?p=3059#comment-339 I'd have to agree with you guys. It was very disappointing. The presentations, with one exception, were horrible. Nothing but marketing talk and failing demos. I actually haven't seen so many demos fail in a single day (this was the Atlanta launch). Not a good way to inspire confidence. The venue was way way smaller than for the Heroes Happen Here event. All the talks started late and the overlapped the next talk and so on. Of course, the biggest disappointment was with the lack of non-trial software. That was by far my biggest motivator to drive almost one hour each way through traffic to attend. I felt tricked; still feel the same way actually. I think MS would've been better off not having the event at all; it had the opposite of the intended effect. I’d have to agree with you guys. It was very disappointing. The presentations, with one exception, were horrible. Nothing but marketing talk and failing demos. I actually haven’t seen so many demos fail in a single day (this was the Atlanta launch). Not a good way to inspire confidence. The venue was way way smaller than for the Heroes Happen Here event. All the talks started late and the overlapped the next talk and so on. Of course, the biggest disappointment was with the lack of non-trial software. That was by far my biggest motivator to drive almost one hour each way through traffic to attend. I felt tricked; still feel the same way actually. I think MS would’ve been better off not having the event at all; it had the opposite of the intended effect.

]]> By: John Tomas https://www.dougv.com/2010/05/01/the-visual-studio-launch-2010-boston-event-reconsidered/#comment-338 John Tomas Tue, 04 May 2010 21:11:26 +0000 http://www.dougv.com/blog/?p=3059#comment-338 I admit, the San Diego session sucked. While I can't fault MS for not giving away the same wonderful gift I receivded two years ago, the organization fully stunk. They didn't even bother to try. Just a bunch of silly developer humor - and poorly prepared examples that didn't work more times than they did. At 1:12 - Lynn wasn't even started yet - but a note on the screen said: "Increasing productivity". I don't want to learn about productivity from a person who starts their presentation more than 10 minutes late. over 100 people sitting silently in the room is the heart of unproductive. At 10 minutes before 1, she should have been talking excitedly about new things we'd find while those arriving late were coming in. Those minutes were totally lost. While Microsoft has our attention, they might as well use it. There are nice things to talk about - before the meeting 'starts' standing there silently is a total waste. 10 other things went similarly bad for that meeting. Microsoft meeting managers sure dropped the ball on this one. However, 2008 was impressive. I admit, the San Diego session sucked. While I can’t fault MS for not giving away the same wonderful gift I receivded two years ago, the organization fully stunk. They didn’t even bother to try. Just a bunch of silly developer humor – and poorly prepared examples that didn’t work more times than they did.

At 1:12 – Lynn wasn’t even started yet – but a note on the screen said: “Increasing productivity”. I don’t want to learn about productivity from a person who starts their presentation more than 10 minutes late. over 100 people sitting silently in the room is the heart of unproductive. At 10 minutes before 1, she should have been talking excitedly about new things we’d find while those arriving late were coming in. Those minutes were totally lost. While Microsoft has our attention, they might as well use it. There are nice things to talk about – before the meeting ‘starts’ standing there silently is a total waste. 10 other things went similarly bad for that meeting. Microsoft meeting managers sure dropped the ball on this one. However, 2008 was impressive.

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