Strange Activity at SWW2006

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Fye, Feb 26, 2006.

  1. Fye

    Fye Guest

    This has been on my mind for a long time now, but did anyone else
    encounter the two people handing out flyers outside of SolidWorks World
    2006 (in Vegas)?

    They were located on the walkway between Caesars and the Strip, and the
    cards they were handing out were multicolored (and no, they did not
    have pictures of women with phone numbers). One side of the card had
    something like "Questions that SolidWorks Does Not Want You to Ask" and
    the other had some other specific question about the capabilities of
    SolidWorks.

    However, I asked the ladies handing these things out and they had no
    idea who was behind it all (nothing written on the cards either). Does
    anyone else know more about these?
     
    Fye, Feb 26, 2006
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    ken Guest

    Do you happen to remember what specifically was on the flyers?

    Ken
     
    ken, Feb 26, 2006
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  3. Fye

    Fye Guest

    Have a few of them, but can't get them till Monday. Wil post when I
    get them
     
    Fye, Feb 26, 2006
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    Heikki Leivo Guest

    On the very same bridge they were also handing out invitations to some
    "surfing" party where you could see a cool surfing simulator. I heard later
    a rumour that the party had nothing to do with SW, but instead it was
    organized by some *ahem* yet unknown competitor. I took the flyer, let's see
    if I have it somewhere.

    -h-
     
    Heikki Leivo, Feb 26, 2006
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  5. Fye

    Fye Guest

    That's what I was trying to find out Heikki, but the gals handing out
    the flyers were only temps and knew nothing about who was actually
    providing the cards.
     
    Fye, Feb 26, 2006
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  6. Fye

    TOP Guest

    I believe those were from AutoDesk. There was a web survey with similar
    questions. If there was an invite to a surf party it definitely was
    from AutoDesk as someone else on the newsgroup already pointed that out
    the Sunday before SWW started.
     
    TOP, Feb 26, 2006
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  7. Fye

    Fye Guest

    Interesting. The day I encountered them was Monday afternoon.
     
    Fye, Feb 27, 2006
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  8. Fye

    Cliff Guest

    Moonies or Banquers?
     
    Cliff, Feb 27, 2006
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  9. They were from AutoDesk. I ran into them Saturday morning inside of
    Caesars. They handed me one of the invites to the surf party.
    Sunday, after the vendor fair (and a couple of bars), I and one of the
    guys I was with went to see the surf machine. I'm not sure what they
    were trying to get across as there was no sales pitch. They didn't ask
    for our information or anything. They simply put us in wet suits and
    let us surf and body board for 45 minutes or more. If they were trying
    to impress us with their software's design capabilities, it didn't
    happen. I saw no reason that SW couldn't do the same.
    Anyway, it all seemed rather benign.
     
    Jeff Mirisola, Feb 27, 2006
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    SoCalMike Guest

    It was Autodesk that had set up the "The perfectly engineered surf
    party for Solidworks users" behind the Imperial Palace. When I arrived
    at my room at Imperial on Sat afternoon, I could see the set-up from my
    balcony. Later that evening I took a stroll back there after seeing
    the posters. Once I saw them hanging up the Autocad banners, I knew
    exactly what it was. But just like their software, it looked as if
    more people were walking away from it, then to it! I made a post here
    and over at eng-tips when I got back to my room after walking to see
    what it was. From what I heard, Autodesk has done something like this
    the past few years. Thats truely a sign of how much a company is
    suffering when they resort to trying to trick people into talking to
    them.
     
    SoCalMike, Feb 27, 2006
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  11. Fye

    Cliff Guest

    Works forAmway & the fundies.
     
    Cliff, Feb 28, 2006
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  12. Fye

    ms Guest

    Banquers or Bonkers
     
    ms, Feb 28, 2006
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    Gil Alsberg Guest

    I think those were alien creatures disguised as temp workers....did you
    happen to see Molder and Scally in the area?
     
    Gil Alsberg, Mar 3, 2006
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  14. Fye

    TOP Guest

    I just dug up these quotes from Inventor World or whatever it is called
    [
    Autodesk Manufacturing Solutions Summit]

    - The external marketing people had the job of diverting excitable
    attendees. Complaints about the Autodesk marketing stunt at SolidWorks
    World were met with "Do you iron your own clothes?" Or this bland
    diversion: "I've always hated my last name." I rather like mine, which
    is why I'm a writer and perhaps why they're not. "I didn't realize she
    was doing that," admitted the Autodesk executive when the diversionary
    tactic was pointed out to him. "I get it every working day," I
    responded wearily.

    http://makeashorterlink.com/?P25A223CC
     
    TOP, Mar 8, 2006
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