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Not Principled, Just Greedy

December 20th, 2007 by EyeOnWiner

Hippies tend to stop hating corporate America when it makes them assloads of cash. That’s why it’s not surprising that we get this little glimpse into how principled Dave’s stand against “commercial” conferences may be:

Let’s hope it’s not too commercial, and we can have some good meetings and schmoozes and get some great work done.

Alternate theory: If they want to be overly commercial, go for it, then every blogger should get a free 1TB Seagate drive.

This after saying he hopes that companies will send him all sorts of free stuff throughout the year so that he doesn’t have to pay for the hatchet-jobs he does on them throughout the year if they he happens to misunderstand them.

The comment was styled as a snarky aside, but I’d guess that they have more truth to them than Dave himself even realizes. Dave’s not really anti-Commercial, he just wants to be the one getting bought.

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2 Responses to “Not Principled, Just Greedy”

  1. One huge fan Says:
    December 20th, 2007 at 11:12 am

    Wow, you nailed it in that post. Ouch! The hypocrisy is indeed amazing to behold

  2. McD Says:
    December 20th, 2007 at 12:52 pm

    Once you accept that fact that Dave is a “singularity”… a focal point for all issues then it makes perfect sense. Dave’ “Vendor Relationship Management” process works like this:

    1. Don’t try to sell him stuff… if you do I’ll NEVER buy it. Capice?
    2. If you stuff is good he’ll hear about it from people I trust.
    3. “Hey, can I try your stuff… I hear it’s good but I need to validate it… I’m more perceptive that a typical “user” and I leverage good stuff in my “work”.
    4. No promise or commitment I’ll help you sell your stuff (see rule #1).
    5. Hey, will there be any good stuff at Comdex? I’m ready to starting working.

    PS> I could use a web service that allows me to write software and NOT have to support users by renting or buying stuff… I have too much stuff already. Afterall, there’s only one Dave and that’s too little Dave to go around.

    Singularly special. But still working after all these years.

    • Investors for the idea of the month please contact be off-line and please don’t try to sell me anything.