And with each IPO new records are set. Fortunes are made overnight for company founders, early investors and open-source hackers. Market valuations are skyrocketing beyond expectation, beyond logic, beyond explanation. I hate the software biz sometimes. You can't log on to the Internet without tripping over a bushel of cookie-setting animated banner ads.
Trade shows are full of product pitches and slick demos masquerading as technical sessions.
The whole dang industry is crawling with hucksters and slimy slithering marketeers. It's hard to know who to trust. Poor Scott McNealy. As recently as last November's Comdex trade show, McNealy was in high demand as a keynoter. Find out why StarOffice is free.