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Notice - this is all about sales. At the Java or Tech-Ed shows - the sale has already occurred and now the troops need educating how to use all this good stuff. At XML shows - they want he old farts who are the decision makers to show up and make the sales decisions... well so the theory goes! DW Huditsch Roman wrote: >If the entrance fee was as high as at the XML Europe in Amsterdam this year, >I tend to think in the same direction... >Actually, the guys here in Austria, who are dealing with XML are pretty young on the average.... > >Wbr, >Roman > > > >>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >>Von: Bill Kearney [mailto:wkearney@s...] >>Gesendet: Mittwoch, 24. November 2004 17:24 >>An: xml-dev@l... >>Betreff: 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? >>> >>> >>----------------------------------------------------------------- >>The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an >>initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> >> >>The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ >> >>To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription >>manager: <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/index.php> >> >> > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an >initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > >The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > >To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription >manager: <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/index.php> > > >
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