In article <0001HW.C451F63C001AD5EEF01846D8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
George Graves <gmgraves2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Thu, 15 May 2008 10:45:33 -0700, Steve de Mena wrote
> (in article <iYqdnayrppEh67HVnZ2dnUVZ_qHinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>
> > Keith Ream wrote:
> >> Jim wrote:
> >>> In article <9aednTAa0PUnS7bVnZ2dnUVZ_hninZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> >>> Steve de Mena <steve@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Chance Furlong wrote:
> >>>>> In article <jim-F22FA6.18235214052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> >>>>> Jim <jim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> For the first time in its history.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/14/wwdc_sold_out_with_over_5
> >>>>>> 0
> >>>>>> 0
> >>>>>> 0_attendees.html
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, scheduled for June 9-11,
> >>>>>> has sold out for the first time ever. Attendance at the event has
> >>>>>> rapidly grown as interest in the Mac platform has snowballed in
> >>>>>> pro****tion to rapid new sales of Macs.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Over 5000 attendees.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Read on.
> >>>>> Sold out? I wonder what Gates, Ballmer, and the resident Wintrolls
> >>>>> will have to say about it. Cuss and discuss, Wintrolls.
> >>>> They set an artifically low attendance cap so they could proclaim
it
> >>>> "Sold Out"?
> >>>>
> >>>> Steve
> >>> You're pretty clueless and now it shows. along with your dislike of
> >>> Apple.
> >>
> >> Are there more people here then in previous years? If Apple has only
had
> >> to
> >> prepare for 2000 people in the past and now have 5000 then it makes
sense
> >> they are sold out.
> >
> > I read some things that said they had about 5,000 last year. So it
> > looks like poor planning on Apple's part, not my "dislike" of the
> > company, or any other smokescreen meant to deflect any disparaging
> > comments regarding Apple here.
> >
> > Steve
>
> Did you, now? The fact is, the above referenced article clearly says
that. It
> also says "Apple hasn't said how many have registered for this event
this
> year, but had to cap further ticket sales due to space limitations."
That
> means more than 5000. How many more? We don't know.
>
> But because you seem so dense about the logistical side of a conference
like
> this, let me repeat: (Apple) "had to cap further ticket sales due to
space
> limitations." That should be clear enough, even for a thick-headed
Windroid
> like you.
Apple has also change the location of the event, at least according to
<http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/14/wwdc_sold_out_with_over_5000_atten
dees.html>
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