Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!bridge2!ngg From: ngg@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM (Norman Goodger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Ehman horror story. Message-ID: <2540@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM> Date: 7 May 90 18:32:30 GMT References: <24356@usc.edu> <1819@east.East.Sun.COM> <2531@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM> <135239@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> Organization: 3Com Corp., Mt. View, CA Lines: 25 In article <135239@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> rock@warp.Eng.Sun.COM (Bill Petro - SunOS Marketing) writes: > >I'll have to respectfully disagree with you here, Norm. This is exactly >why the "dude" is at the show, to positively reflect on his company. If >he isn't doing that, then the wrong person is in the booth. If he >hasn't read what his company is saying to the two largest trade mags >about his product, he shouldn't be telling the public something different. > Bill Petro {decwrl,hplabs,ucbvax}!sun!Eng!rock I disgree, while a marketing rep at a show should be familiar with his products and software so that he can effectively discuss his products. That does not mean he is going to be aware of every published report on his product. He should be knowledgable enough on his products to defend them from perhaps less then great reviews or be able to admit that in comparison to other products in that category they have room for improvement that they are looking into. -- Norm Goodger SysOp - MacInfo BBS @415-795-8862 3Com Corp. Co-SysOp FreeSoft RT - GEnie. Enterprise Systems Division (I disclaim anything and everything) UUCP: {3comvax,auspex,sun}!bridge2!ngg Internet: ngg@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM