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by vibrunazo 5214 days ago
Doesn't the free phones pay for it? I'd suppose those early limited edition devices are worth more than the ticket.
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The freebies last year (Galaxy Tab 10.1, Chromebook, verizon hotspot) more than outweighed the ticket price and airfare. Depending on which session you went to (which meant more freebies - arduino kits, more phones, etc), you could make a solid profit off a trip to I/O.

I'm curious at $900 of just how much they plan to give out this time.

Yeah, you figure at that price they're going to give out heads-up display glasses or something ridiculously cool like that. That was my first thought, anyway.
I'm hoping for a self-driving car giveaway myself
2011 aprox. $1100 and 2010 like $800
They might be worth the price of admission squared. It simply doesn't matter if the cost of that admission is out of reach. I worry that an ever increasing ticket price will put this event, if it hasn't already, squarely in the realm of corporate-sponsored attendance.