Re: COMMON Update... - the Porsche give-away?

For those of us not at COMMON, could someone provide details of what happened?

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    From: "Al Barsa"<barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Sent: 9/21/05 9:44:06 PM
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    Subject: Re: COMMON Update... - the Porsche give-away?
    
    
    I think that this was a first class disaster for all:
    
    COMMON
    Attendees
    Speakers whose sessions it ruined
    Quadrant
    
    The room was too way small, and probably illegal.  The company generally
    deceived us that there was a car to be won.
    
    IMHO, they did damage to their reputation.
    
    Al
    
    Al Barsa, Jr.
    Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
    
    400>390
    
    "i" comes before "p", "x" and "z"
    e gads
    
    Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor!
    
    914-251-1234
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    http://www.barsaconsulting.com
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    Does anyone else think that Quadrant was less than fully honest about this
    give-away?
    
    I thought it seemed very deceptive in the way it was advertized as
    compared to the way it was really handled.
    
    I was going to be seriously considering their software, but now I'm
    wondering if I really want to do business with a company that does
    something like this.
    
    Thank you,
    Ronald L. Zimmerman
    I.T. Applications Manager
    Swiss Valley Farms, Co.      http://www.swissvalley.com
    "The Good for You Company"
    Email: Ron-Zimmerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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