Analyst abuse

Interesting post over here from Robin Bloor on analyst abuse. He makes some good points, most of which I agree with.

As someone who receives more briefng requests than I can possibly accept, and sometimes feel a bit guilty about having to say "no", it helped me reading Robin's forthright views on how vendors often try to take advantage of analyst goodwill.

Just like Robin, I am a firm believer in an open dialogue during briefings, but there is a line to be drawn, which if crossed, is really not conducive to a mutually productive relationship.