Distie dust-up

I was chatting to a well-known reseller exec recently when he sighed wistfully and opined that the IT industry "has been clean for too long". My channel pal claimed he wanted to stop seeing IT firms being so nice to each other and rediscover the art of throwing down - in a business sense, of course.

I found myself agreeing with him, and I'm happy to report my bloodlust was sated (not literally, I hasten to add) at the recent CRN Channel Conference. I watched with relish as a debate concerning distribution got a little bit heated. One channel player was guilty of perhaps the most gleefully provocative use of the word "broadliner" ever.

Cracking stuff - I enjoyed every minute. So much so I've already sent their details to the Jeremy Kyle Show.