[extropy-chat] TECH: High tech era officially over, please turn out the lights.

[Dirk Bruere]

Mike Lorrey wrote:

>Comdex takes a dirt nap: Comdex, the high-tech trade show that once
>commanded the attendance of the titans of the industry and at its
>height filled Las Vegas to bursting with buffet-grazing geeks and booth
>babes has been canceled. Again. In a statement, Comdex owner Good
>Morning Silicon Valley reports: "MediaLive International, which had
>promised to bring the event back in 2005 after canceling it for the
>first time in 25 years, said it needs more time "to determine how
>Comdex can best meet the future needs of the industry." "Through our
>continued discourse across the community of IT buyers, vendors and
>other stakeholders, we've made significant progress," the San
>Francisco-based company said. "However, considerable work remains to
>build an industry event to serve the industry as it matures with the
>same success that Comdex did in its infancy." I'll say. But the real
>question for MediaLive is this: Is the event worth bringing back in
>2006? Does anyone even care? Somehow, I don't think so. "Comdex 2004
>was cancelled?" joked Silicon Valley marketing guru Regis McKenna in a
>recent conversation with GMSV. "I didn't notice." "
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The high tech era is not over - it's merely moved to Asia.

-- 
Dirk

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