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>I think Rick Feldman and every one else should read Stan's posting on
>the subject of the Interex web site. Specifically this line: " I think
>that a *user group* should represent the users, not the bank acount!"
>
>  I think the 'bank account' is what Interex is really concentrating on
>nowdays, and not in just in matters pertaining to their web site. Maybe
>Interex is not really a 'users' group anymore, but just a corporation
>offering a service. Before anyone takes a SAM to me, I want to clarify
my
>opinion to exclude from the 'bank account' mentality all of the
volunteer
>workers that spend countless hours doing their best to help all users
of
>HP computers. Those volunteer workers are the ones that really make
>Interex successful.
>  These are my own personal opinions and are not necessarily shared by
my
>company or the RUG that I am connected with.
>It is cold and snowy here in Indy, so let me have the heat.
>
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Chad is on the money!  As a vendor who pays dearly for each ad we place
and each trade show we attend, I can tell you that INTEREX of late has
been concentrating more on marketing itself than on providing the
services it promises to HP users and to vendors.  It's recent promises
to vendors have been along the the same lines of "vaporware" that some
software vendors produce.  The Interex web site is a hurting unit and
falls far short of the stated goals. My company's section on the Interex
site has been screwed up for months-- even after repeated phone calls to
my contacts there. But hey, at least I'm not bitter about it...
;-)
 
Anyone at Interex listening??
 
John Painter
Computer Soluitions, Inc.
http://home.navisoft.com/csi6000