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The Last Comdex?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tradeshows-of-doom dept.

linuxwrangler writes "Key3Media Group Inc. which produces the Comdex trade show may be unable to make it's debt payments and could declare bankruptcy. No decision will be made until after Fall Comdex opening on Monday. More info is available at Google News."

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  1. I'll be suprised by confusion · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I can't see comdex completely going away, but at the latest N+I a few months ago in Atlanta, the trade show market ain't doing so well. It was about 1/3 the size of the previous year, which was more or less dessimated due to 9/11/01.

  2. Re:The Economics of RPGs by Flakeloaf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In other news, linuxwrangler attends hi's first of what we're 'sure will be his fir'st of many grammar clas'ses.

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  3. Imminent death of...um...comdex predicted? by dacarr · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Can somebody explain to me exactly how a trade show, that which can charge exorbiant fees to booth users, can possibly lose money hand over fist?

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    1. Re:Imminent death of...um...comdex predicted? by beebware · · Score: 0, Redundant

      But...but..but... you can hardly blame the failure of Comdex on the ability to easily copy it can you?
      Unles... the RIAA wouldn't lie to us would they?

  4. Re:Oh no! by anonymous+loser · · Score: 1, Redundant

    hundreds?

    As a prostitue I'm offended!

  5. Re:Key3Media Sta by morgajel · · Score: 0, Redundant

    perhaps that's why they're declaring broke-ness.

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  6. Offtopic (was Re:CeBIT is better anyway) by mandolin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The problem with that sig is that it's infantile 'humor' ... well, and that it's practically flamebait in itself.