MacWorld the San Francisco Treat
It's day two on the Macworld trip and it's been a blast so far. We're staying at the hotel Nikko and it's frist class all the way. The rooms are a good size and it has a great bathroom with a separate tub and shower. We even have a stereo and DVD player. Never seen that before. The highlight so far has definitely been the Keynote presentation. Yesterday I got to see Steve Jobs live on stage for the first time in 6 previous trips to Macworld. We got up at 5:45 AM and got in line for the keynote at 6:30. We waited in line for hours but it was all worth it. I would have liked a few more hardware announcements and a cheaper price point for the mini iPod but Steve put on a great show. It was amazing to watch the crowd react like pop music fans to everything Steve said and did. The experience was just really cool.
After the keynote, it was off to work the show at my company's booth. I've been coming to Macworld since I was in High School for vacation so it was quite surreal to be an official exhibitor. I used to pace the show floor trying to scam free software from exhibitors using crazy concocted stories, and promises of large orders. I never thought I'd be on the other end listening to all the crazy show goers looking for freebees. I guess what goes around comes around. It's been a great experience though, and I've met some great co-workers in the process. I even spent some good time talking with my CEO. He's a pretty cool guy. I look forward to getting know everyone better over the next few days. Well off to bed, more show in the morning.
