Comments on: Cisco Product Quick Reference Guide- Finally, You Can Download It for Free. http://etherealmind.com/cisco-quick-reference-guide-down-free/ Network design, architecture, thinking, working. Tech. Tue, 22 May 2012 13:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jeremy http://etherealmind.com/cisco-quick-reference-guide-down-free/#comment-705 jeremy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:34:10 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=938#comment-705 Hey.. i needed this for work, and rather than emailing it to everyone, i dropped it off at http://drop.io/cpqrg2008 ... welcome to this!! Hey.. i needed this for work, and rather than emailing it to everyone, i dropped it off at http://drop.io/cpqrg2008 … welcome to this!!

]]> By: Greg Ferro http://etherealmind.com/cisco-quick-reference-guide-down-free/#comment-704 Greg Ferro Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:05:30 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=938#comment-704 I can see why you would say that, but, yes that is website of the company that prints the Quick Reference Guide. I agree that they look like a bunch of dodgy fly-by-night dealers. Not up to the usual standards. I wonder if someone knew someone ? Hmm. I mean USD$20 for off the shelf material that has already been written and needs only to be collated and 25000 units sold per run. Someone is making some serious cash out of it. I can see why you would say that, but, yes that is website of the company that prints the Quick Reference Guide. I agree that they look like a bunch of dodgy fly-by-night dealers. Not up to the usual standards.

I wonder if someone knew someone ? Hmm. I mean USD$20 for off the shelf material that has already been written and needs only to be collated and 25000 units sold per run. Someone is making some serious cash out of it.

]]> By: Benjamin Ellis http://etherealmind.com/cisco-quick-reference-guide-down-free/#comment-703 Benjamin Ellis Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:53:00 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=938#comment-703 Is that a legit source? Scouting around the site it doesn't seem to check out. Is that a legit source? Scouting around the site it doesn’t seem to check out.

]]> By: Tim http://etherealmind.com/cisco-quick-reference-guide-down-free/#comment-702 Tim Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:22:42 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=938#comment-702 Yeah, I used to love them until they went to pay for use. That is total BS. These are used as a reference to SELL Cisco product. WTF were they thinking? The ONLY reason that ANY were sold is that they are actually a great tool. To me, this is another stupid thing that helps generate the term "Cisco Tax." Finally someone came to their senses. THANK you O' nameless wonder. Yeah, I used to love them until they went to pay for use. That is total BS. These are used as a reference to SELL Cisco product. WTF were they thinking? The ONLY reason that ANY were sold is that they are actually a great tool. To me, this is another stupid thing that helps generate the term “Cisco Tax.”

Finally someone came to their senses. THANK you O’ nameless wonder.

]]> By: Greg Ferro http://etherealmind.com/cisco-quick-reference-guide-down-free/#comment-701 Greg Ferro Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:03:13 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=938#comment-701 Hi Lauren Nice to hear from you. Couple of things: 1 - "largest selling guide" doesn't absolve the guilt of selling something that should be free to promote sales opportunities. 2 - Oh wow, I am so grateful to Cisco that make it available free after a couple of months. Meaning I now have out of date marketing information. Cisco Marketing should stop pissing money away on so-called 'viral marketing campaigns' for Metro Ethernet switche and put the guide out for free in electonic form every quarter. http://etherealmind.com/2008/10/28/cisco-lame-viral-meme-marketing-yawn/ Hi Lauren

Nice to hear from you. Couple of things:

1 – “largest selling guide” doesn’t absolve the guilt of selling something that should be free to promote sales opportunities.

2 – Oh wow, I am so grateful to Cisco that make it available free after a couple of months. Meaning I now have out of date marketing information.

Cisco Marketing should stop pissing money away on so-called ‘viral marketing campaigns’ for Metro Ethernet switche and put the guide out for free in electonic form every quarter.

http://etherealmind.com/2008/10/28/cisco-lame-viral-meme-marketing-yawn/

]]> By: Lauren http://etherealmind.com/cisco-quick-reference-guide-down-free/#comment-700 Lauren Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:41:04 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=938#comment-700 Hi Greg, I found you on Twitter as I am helping with the Digital Cribs Twitter feed but wanted to chime in on your blog. I actually helped organize one of the chapters for the CPQRG. They sell about 25,000 each edition. It is the largest selling guide Cisco does. When a new edition comes out they sell it and then post it as a free pdf after a few months. However, I too would like it if they posted it free when it first comes out. Anywhoo, just wanted to help with sharing some info. Hi Greg,

I found you on Twitter as I am helping with the Digital Cribs Twitter feed but wanted to chime in on your blog. I actually helped organize one of the chapters for the CPQRG. They sell about 25,000 each edition. It is the largest selling guide Cisco does. When a new edition comes out they sell it and then post it as a free pdf after a few months. However, I too would like it if they posted it free when it first comes out.

Anywhoo, just wanted to help with sharing some info.

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