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Cheaper than WWDC and it's likely you'll get a bunch of free hardware.
by stevejabs 15y ago
Cheaper than WWDC and it's likely you'll get a bunch of free hardware.
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- Tichy 15y agoThey didn't get rich by giving stuff away.
- devnul3 15y ago2010 - http://www.google.com/events/io/2010/gift-faq.html http://www.google.com/events/io/2010/gift-faq.html 2011 - http://androidandme.com/2011/05/carriers/verizon/samsung-and-verizon-give-away-4g-lte-hotspot-devices-at-google-io/ http://androidandme.com/2011/05/carriers/verizon/samsung-and... Apparently, they did get rich by giving stuff away...
- Tichy 15y agoThe parent talked about Apple, not Google. But that post is now deleted.
- samstave 15y agoActually, I was making a play on words (typos really) where SteveJabs said one thing and I called him out for being the founder of Appel, asking him to be my benefactor. It was poorly received as I dont think people saw that SteveJabs and Appel were both in parody...
- Tichy 15y agoNo, I understood (also the Appel misspelling).
- SpiderX 15y agoWhich means any healthcare related company isn't likely to attend, since this "free hardware" is against gift restrictions relating to healthcare related businesses.
- rdl 15y agoI don't see why it would be -- couldn't you characterize it as development kit? I assume it belongs to the employer not to the attendee, but that's just a company rule. I thought the rule was you couldn't pay "kickbacks", not that you couldn't receive them, and a phone is hardly a healthcare service itself anyway.
- brooksbp 15y agowhat kind of hardware?