Macworld Expo Comes Back To Boston in 2004

analog_line writes "According to this article in Business Today, in 2004 the summer Macworld Expo will move from New York City and the Javits Center back to Boston, where it rightfully belongs! As a Boston area resident, I'm ecstatic! Can't tell you how much I look forward to not having to go to New York. ;-)" This was rumored a few months ago, and I am glad to see it happen.

Comments

Re:It's good news but..

[Anonymous Coward]

Please everyone shut up with the stinking 9-11 crap. We all felt for the victims and the city, and then we all got over it. NYC doesn't need exposure or popularity at all. It's arguably the most famous city in the world, or at least up there with Tokyo, London, Paris, Moscow, etc. Everything need not be a P.R. move for 'FDNY' or 'NYPD.'

Other than that, you have a good point sir (I just had to vent).

Re:It's good news but..

[Gropo]

(It's definitely more than 5% Apple usage in NYC)

The same can be said for Boston, with a large seasonal university population, oodles of biotech firms, and a modest design industry. It's no coincidence that Apple chose to open 3 "GAPples" within 45 miles of Boston in the first year of deployment of its retail chains.

The move to Boston will spell "more exhibitors" *cough*adobe*cough* in 2004, which in turn will draw more people from other states/countries...

Forget the Big Dig...

[pelican317]

Being a resident of Boston (JP to be exact), worries over the Big Dig are too exaggerated. Even if the Big Dig is incomplete, I doubt this will matter much. As long as you aren't driving, which you would be crazy to do with or without the Dig, the T is easy to use and convenient. Additionally, most hotels in Boston are near the proposed convention center or within walking distance. Boston is easy to walk and is relatively small in terms of surface area. Even if you get lost or confused, the Big Dig and Boston's inherent quirky layout make it interesting and Bostonians love to talk about their city and are more than happy to guide the lost Mac user through the Big Dig. Granted, there may not be the penetration of Apple in Boston in the graphics community as was suggeted of NYC. However, Boston is an educational and research center, another large segment of Apple's user base. I think Boston is a great choice.

Not just DTP and Graphics...

[KillerKane]

The entire Advertising/Marketing world runs mostly on Macs, and 99% of the big players are based in New York. As has been pointed out, the education market is huge, too.

I've been to MW Boston, it was ok, but if you want to have some fun after looking at all the pretty hardware and icons, there's not much there. Boston is to New York what Staten Island is to Manhattan. I asked a friend to show me the infamous "combat zone". It was three or four joints on a single block. You could get into more trouble at a nursing home.