• To: "Bill Kearney" <wkearney@s...>,<xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: RE: Why are XML crowds older?
• From: "Cross, Neal - ICC Credit" <ncross@i...>
• Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 14:30:03 -0000
• Thread-index: AcTSQpagvdO2FuEiQgy55cRlBtH1MwBgT9UQ
• Thread-topic: Why are XML crowds older?

In all honesty does any developer give a toss what sales and marketing people think? ;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Kearney [mailto:wkearney@s...]
Sent: 24 November 2004 16:24
To: xml-dev@l...
Subject: Re:  Why are XML crowds older?


The fact of whats charged (gouged?) for admission might have a wee bit to do
with it.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Robie" <jonathan.robie@d...>


> When marketing and sales people come to XML shows, they often ask why
> it's an older crowd than what you see at, say, a Java show or a
> Microsoft show.
>
> Thinking of the people in the XML community whom I respect most, they
> seem to be on the older side too.
>
> Any thoughts on the demographics of XML, and how it differs from the
> demographics of Java or .NET?


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