Am I really reading/hearing this?

Yes, readers, it's true -- right alongsidequotes from articles by Reuters, eWeek,CRN, and other news publications,a series of quotes from bloggers about Lotusphere 2006 are being shownon the main screen as we lead up to the start of the closing session (andduring Surjit's presentation as well!): Paul Mooney (from http://www.pmooney.net/blogsphe.nsf/d6plinks/PMOY-6LBL7Q) "There is no architectural shift in moving to the new version.. noneat all. This is progression.  There will be no rip and replace toupgrade, and backward comparability will be standard (as it always is). The upcoming Notes clients will be managed centrally, by administrators."Declan Lynch (from http://www.qtzar.com/blogs/qtzar.nsf/d6plinks/DLYH-6LBHJL) "The new Hannover client. At the moment all I can say is WOW. it looksgreat and seems to be pretty fast.  this looks like a product thatend users will finally be very very happy to use."Ben Poole (from: http://www.benpoole.com/weblog/200601251302 )"Personally, I have been blown-away by what IBM are doing with Workplace,and more specifically, the managed client technology found therein. I'vebeen following all this stuff since just before version 2.0 came out, andeach leap forward has been a quantum one." Warren Elsmore:  (From http://webhost.bewithus.com/hosted/we/blog2.nsf/d6plinks/WELE-6LBJD6) "Sametime connectivity with AIM, ICQ, Apple iChat, Yahoo! IM and GoogleTalk - "This is huge" - oh yesss....... this is very, very huge!No additional cost, and if I understand correctly - it's server side. "Chris Miller: (From: http://www.idonotes.com/IdoNotes/IdoNotes.nsf/dx/01232006114620PMCMI8SJ.htm) "Sessions - packed to overflow and closed capacity.  Remindsme of days of old.  You had to fight to get in early and have a seat. Rooms went to overflow so you could hear and not see the presenter. It is back! " Richard Schwartz (From: http://smokey.rhs.com/web/blog/PowerOfTheSchwartz.nsf/d6plinks/RSCZ-6LC8QZ) All Notes apps will run in Hannover. All Notes apps will run in Hannover.All Notes apps will run in Hannover. All Notes apps will run inHannover. We get it, but keep repeating. It would be incredibly cool toshow a Notes 1 app running in Hannover. Did you geta pair of those yellow boxing gloves?  I know they were tough to comeby -- sold out on Monday!  Good news -- you might win some duringthe closing session, or you can bidon this ebay auction!Oh -- and you're about to read/here something else -- for the first time,Lotus is announcing a multi-year commitment to future Lotuspheres. See you here again next year -- January 21 to 25, 2007.  "Andwe'll be here for many more Lotuspheres to come."  Yes!