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Macworld Expo Comes Back To Boston in 2004

Posted by pudge on from the beans-beans-the-wonderful-fruit dept.

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.

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  1. Tight timeline by shaping_innovation · · Score: 5, Interesting

    According to the Herald, Macworld is scheduled for two weeks after the opening of the convention center. Given Boston's track record with large state funded construction projects, what do you think the actual chances are that the center will be completed within two weeks of their deadline? :)

  2. Re:It's good news but.. by Gropo · · Score: 5, Insightful
    (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...
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  3. Re:no surprise by kalidasa · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Boston area is a hotbed for open source development, with the W3C, OSDN, O'Reilly, and a lot of other names you'd recognize. Maybe you could find as many in NYC, but I doubt the density is as high. Wonder what that will do for MacWorld attendence?

    Boston is only 190 miles from NY, on the Northeast Corridor, and easy to reach from Baltimore, DC, and Philly by plane (most flights are non-stop). Moving to Boston might cut down on the day trippers from Philly to NY, and the hour-trippers from NY, but that's about it.