I just posted my coverage a couple hours ago and think Richard should give people a couple more days before passing judgement. I was personally out of town working on a marine salvage case, came home for one day, then flew to Spain with my wife (I paid for her ticket and my extra time myself) for a little vacation, then attended the S60 Summit, flew home after 15 hours in the air, celebrated my oldest daughter’s 13th birthday, and then finally had a chance to put together my coverage. I know you and I write about mobile devices as a passion and not as full time press so it is extremely tough to find the time to write as much as we want to and hope that people understand this. I also think if someone is flying 12+ hours each way to an event then they deserve to have a little time to actually enjoy and see some sights as well.

It was great to meet you in person and I wish you all the best with your continued work on the site.

As you say the event was about connecting people. S60 and the third-party developers that build applications for it, provide the technology to achieve those connections. The coverage of S60 Summit was, as I said, an opportunity lost. It should have been an opportunity to showcase the value of S60 by sharing your passion and the passion of the ecosystem.

Yes, exactly. They purposefully didn’t make any big announcements at the S60 Summit. And like you said, it’s more of a gathering of professionals working with S60.

However, I’m with Richard on this one – Why can’t S60 do both? Boost PR and press announcements while still keeping the gathering aspects to it? Maybe our COMMS people think that big announcements would take away from the true purpose of the event? Dunno.

You do a great job with this site and although I only discovered it a few months ago, I visit daily. You, my friend, were single handedly responsible for my purchase of the E61i this week. Your news, links, and pictures pushed me over the edge, very happily thank you.

Keep doing what you do, and keep doing it the same way. Don’t allow others who you don’t even know affect what you do. Except for me that is…

Sure, it looked like Stefan enjoyed his trip to and from Spain. Maybe a bit too much. But so what?

Sure, he was amused and impressed with his hotel room. But so what?

And sure, there was more content of being out and about in Madrid rather than the summit itself. SO WHAT?

I dont think Stefan is being paid by Nokia to write up a blog in the vociferous fashion that he does. That is all his own passion. Nobody paid for his trip to Spain so that he could put in work for S60. They did it because of what he has already been doing.

Maybe a certain someone is jealous?

Stefan buddy, I dont think you have to worry about being the asshole anymore

Peace.

I can tell you that more than a dozen people that I work or interact with are now happy S60 users (E61’s, N73’s, E50’s) and they can’t understand why ANYONE would buy the crap they sell in the Cell showrooms, and I consistently reference your and others blogs when explaining that they don’t have to be tethered to the crap the carriers sell.

It’s not like your being paid for your research and opinions. Sure they paid for your trip, but unless you signed a work contract with Nokia, seems to me it comes with no strings. I have lots to say about Nokia and my obsession with S60, but I don’t have the time (jobs and kids) so I like probably like many others live vicariously through other’s blogs.

Maybe he is more world traveled than I, but your descriptions of the travel and the event made it as though I was traveling with you. Keep up the good work and blogging!

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