Comments on: Macworld Expo just died! http://terrywhite.com/techblog/archives/1416 Welcome to my technology blog! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:41:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ken Hutchins http://terrywhite.com/techblog/archives/1416#comment-11682 Ken Hutchins Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:31:04 +0000 http://terrywhite.com/techblog/?p=1416#comment-11682 At my company, we seem to have a hot and cold relationship with "third party" trade shows. They cost a lot for the booth space at the Expo, they give some nice exposure, you can try to conduct some business (like closing sales), but since many shows have free or very low cost exhibit tickets, there are a lot of tire kickers that come through the booths. In fact, some aren't even tire kickers, they are just trinket collectors. So in many ways, it doesn't surprise that with a wide range of stores, with in store education activities, and with many of the Apple based announcements made available on the web site, Apple has decided to stop attending Macworld. PS -- we do run a few of our own shows, and offer a number of pedestal / booth space locations to various business partners in addition to our own presence. At my company, we seem to have a hot and cold relationship with “third party” trade shows. They cost a lot for the booth space at the Expo, they give some nice exposure, you can try to conduct some business (like closing sales), but since many shows have free or very low cost exhibit tickets, there are a lot of tire kickers that come through the booths. In fact, some aren’t even tire kickers, they are just trinket collectors.

So in many ways, it doesn’t surprise that with a wide range of stores, with in store education activities, and with many of the Apple based announcements made available on the web site, Apple has decided to stop attending Macworld.

PS — we do run a few of our own shows, and offer a number of pedestal / booth space locations to various business partners in addition to our own presence.

]]> By: Bill http://terrywhite.com/techblog/archives/1416#comment-11567 Bill Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:09:29 +0000 http://terrywhite.com/techblog/?p=1416#comment-11567 I'm a little suspicious and worried Terry. I think that you know why. Some of the headlines are thinking along the same lines, but I just can't bring myself to type it. I hope that you're correct and I'm just paranoid. I have never been to a show, but I sure do get info about products, some new, from the web. It is fast and free. Considering that most people do the same, there just seems to be very limited utility in these shows for large companies. I’m a little suspicious and worried Terry. I think that you know why. Some of the headlines are thinking along the same lines, but I just can’t bring myself to type it. I hope that you’re correct and I’m just paranoid. I have never been to a show, but I sure do get info about products, some new, from the web. It is fast and free. Considering that most people do the same, there just seems to be very limited utility in these shows for large companies.

]]> By: Greg Furry http://terrywhite.com/techblog/archives/1416#comment-11554 Greg Furry Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:28:15 +0000 http://terrywhite.com/techblog/?p=1416#comment-11554 Apple doesn't need macworld that is without question. I would love to see future events simulcast at Apple stores around the country so mac users could still participate in the announcments. I won't miss Macworld for the keynotes but I will miss the parties and get togethers with other macusers as well as the joy of stumbling across a great product at a small booth at the show. Many of us work at home and it is nice to get out and interact with some other folks once in a while. Apple doesn’t need macworld that is without question. I would love to see future events simulcast at Apple stores around the country so mac users could still participate in the announcments.

I won’t miss Macworld for the keynotes but I will miss the parties and get togethers with other macusers as well as the joy of stumbling across a great product at a small booth at the show. Many of us work at home and it is nice to get out and interact with some other folks once in a while.

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