Comdex Canceled For 2004

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Posted by timothy on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @07:30AM from the who-moved-the-cheese dept.

Stephen Shankland writes "Comdex is canceled -- at least for 2004. The once-imposing tech event lost out to trade shows for specialized niches and consumer electronics, but the Comdex organizers want to bring it back in 2005, according to an executive quoted in our story at CNET News.com."

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First Lollapalooza, now this by SamTheButcher · 2004-06-23 07:30 · Score: 4, Funny

The 90's are truly dead....
1. Re:First Lollapalooza, now this by Anonymous Coward · 2004-06-23 08:37 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Yet another event to blame on illegal file sharing...
WHHHAAAATTTT!!!!!!!! by heldlikesound · 2004-06-23 07:32 · Score: 4, Funny

This is an outrage, where am I supposed to get my stress balls, beeping rubber balls, and caffeinated mints from this year!!!

Is there a way to bypass the conference go right for the swag?

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1. Re:WHHHAAAATTTT!!!!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-06-23 07:55 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Stop thinking of yourself. Think of all the unskilled tech writers who use Comdex for six month of stories.
2. Re:WHHHAAAATTTT!!!!!!!! by XaviorPenguin · 2004-06-23 08:02 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Obligatory Red VS Blue Quote by Sarge of the RED Army:
  
  "...And then I want you to collect a bunch of free give-away crap like pens and mousepads and those little squish ball things. I love those little ball things! I had one once, can't remember where I got it. It hardly seems important at this stage.................I shore do like poofy things!"
  
  ----Taken from PSA #4 titled "Hey, Time Out"
  
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MS Comdex by Anonymous Coward · 2004-06-23 07:33 · Score: 1, Funny

Comdex will return next year, but named as Microsoft Comdex . I'm not kidding either.
A Shame by cerebralsugar · 2004-06-23 07:35 · Score: 5, Funny

Comdex cancelled , yet geeks dressed up like mr spock live on at star trek conventions. God really is cruel.

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One less reason... by SkyWalk423 · 2004-06-23 07:38 · Score: 5, Funny

for the /. nerds to leave the basement.
Won't somebody think of the... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-06-23 07:40 · Score: 5, Funny

...booth babes. They gotta eat.
1. Re:Won't somebody think of the... by PornMaster · 2004-06-23 07:51 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Booth babes don't eat!
  
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2. Re:Won't somebody think of the... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-06-23 08:21 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  No. They do.
Re:Just like I told you in 2001 by ncc74656 · 2004-06-23 07:49 · Score: 3, Funny

Comdex is dying.

Has Netcraft confirmed it yet?

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Quick! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-06-23 07:49 · Score: 2, Funny

Blame it on [choose]MS/Apple/Linux!
If Comdex truly is an Tech/IT Convention by debian4life · 2004-06-23 08:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Just hold it in India. What better representation of the Tech/IT industry could there be.
1. Re:If Comdex truly is an Tech/IT Convention by AndroidCat · 2004-06-23 08:29 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  They don't have to go that far. They could hold it in CeBIT's coat-check room, and CeBIT would never notice.
  
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Canceled in US, moved to India by telemonster · 2004-06-23 08:18 · Score: 2, Funny

I heard it's in Bangladesh.

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Re:It's dead Jim... by ashitaka · 2004-06-23 08:21 · Score: 2, Funny

This is why Comdex Vancouver hasn't been held since 2002. When the biggest exhibitors are LAN Rack salesmen you know you're in trouble.

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(OT)Re:Wow by pegr · 2004-06-23 08:33 · Score: 4, Funny

Downtrodden means "oppressed or tyrannized." I think the word you're looking for is "crestfallen" :-)

"I've dropped the toothpaste!", Tom said, crestfallen.

(That one always cracks me up...)
old Comdex attendee joke by poopie · 2004-06-23 08:59 · Score: 4, Funny

Heard this about a decade ago at Comdex from people working in Las Vegas...

"The typical Comdex attendee brings a white shirt and a twenty dollar bill with them, and during the week, neither gets changed!"
1. Re:old Comdex attendee joke by CowboyNick · 2004-06-23 12:10 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Last year one of the dealers told me:
  
  You know it's rough at comdex this year because even the hookers are offering discounts.
  
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Re:GOD BLESS MORRISSEY! by SamTheButcher · 2004-06-23 10:03 · Score: 2, Funny

"You got your Jobs in my Moz!"
"You got your Moz in my Jobs!"
Viva Apple! (Applejusted? Cupertino and I? Kill Bill? Oh, wait, that's been done. ;)
What about the.... by ericlp · 2004-06-23 10:47 · Score: 2, Funny

What about the poor hard working strippers at strip clubs? They love geeks.
Does M$ have a hand in this? by EmbeddedJanitor · 2004-06-23 11:55 · Score: 2, Funny

M$ has nothing new to release this year, therefore M$ will not permit there to be a show??? Is this a realistic scenario or is there a hole in my tin-foil hat?

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