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Apple Announces Its Last Year at Macworld

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News : Apple Announces Its Last Year at Macworld


Last Updated: December 16, 2008 10:43 pm GMT
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(Cupertino, California--December 16, 2008) Apple® today announced that this year is the last year the company will exhibit at Macworld Expo. Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will deliver the opening keynote for this year’s Macworld Conference & Expo, and it will be Apple’s last keynote at the show.

The keynote address will be held at Moscone West on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Macworld will be held at San Francisco’s Moscone Center January 5-9, 2009.

Apple is reaching more people in more ways than ever before, so like many companies, trade shows have become a very minor part of how Apple reaches its customers. The increasing popularity of Apple’s Retail Stores, which more than 3.5 million people visit every week, and the Apple.com website enable Apple to directly reach more than a hundred million customers around the world in innovative new ways.

Apple has been steadily scaling back on trade shows in recent years, including NAB, Macworld New York, Macworld Tokyo and Apple Expo in Paris.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

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Re: News: Apple Announces Its Last Year at Macworld
by Jeff Bernstein
This smells of penny wise and pound foolish. That would mean the end to an era. I find MacWorld to be hugely helpful for end-users, resellers, consultants, and developers.

At the end of the day, the Mac represents an ecosystem who's core DNA is Apple. From there, you have hardware and software developers who help to make the platform what it is. Where else can you get all the pieces together in one room? I guess the answer after this January is no where.

The point here, as a reseller, I am able to meet many of my suppliers in one week. See what is coming down the pike, and resolve issues face to face. In addition, one can work on their skill set their the vast choices of classes. In addition, the best is when you find an small up and coming developer who has something great, but usually doesn't have a marketing budget to get the word out.

It is all these things that make MacWorld what it is or, rather, what it was.

Very sad.


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