( DAC 99 Item 4 ) ----------------------------------------------- [6/25/99]
The Two Bigwigs' Two Big Speeches
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"First CEO Speech by Paul Otellini, Exec. VP Intel. This speech was a
not-so-vaguely disguised sales pitch for Intel IA-64 architectures and
how it should rule the world. Reportedly, a number of Sun people got
so upset about his speech, that they walked out about 2/3s of the way
into the speech. I eventually left, too. I don't like infomercials."
- an anon engineer
"BEST/WORST DAC SPEECH?
Worst - Paul Otellini's Keynote
Best - Aart de Geus's Keynote"
- an anon engineer
"Aart began by drawing a parallel between today's world in 1999 and
the world in 1499. In his view, both places were or are on the
threshold of a renaissance based on the convergence of key
technologies that had just been developed. He kept referring to a
"DAC" conference of 1499, a keynote speaker for that conference of
Captain Christopher Columbus, worries about the impending Y1.5K bug,
and a visionary in Leonardo da Vinci about a radical idea called
"System on a Ship". Lots of accurate industry insights followed."
- an anon engineer
"Next was a keynote by Paul Otellini, Exec. VP of Intel. This was a
semiconductor and Intel lovefest. Great opportunity. I recorded
Otellini and play it at night for my insomnia. Who needs melatonin?"
- an anon engineer
"I think the biggest booth presentation I ever saw was the keynote
address by INTEL. I am sorry, but that was not a keynote -- it was a
sales pitch by and for INTEL and their support companies. How does
one get a DAC booth as large as an auditorium? Present a keynote."
- an anon academic
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