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COMDEX Cancelled Again

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-a-huge-surprise dept.

An anonymous reader noted that COMDEX has been cancelled for the second year in a row. And meanwhile, thousands of IT professionals rejoice that they won't be again exposed to strange strains of viruses that their immune system can't handle.

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  1. Why? by qualico · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The story does not say why it was cancelled.
    Same reason as last time?

  2. But in Nevada they get tested by doublem · · Score: 1, Interesting

    won't be again exposed to strange strains of viruses that their immune system can't handle.

    Hold on here.

    In Nevada, the licensed, legal hookers are, by law, tested regularly and use a love glove.

    You're LESS likely to be exposed to strange viruses going to Comdex and taking a cab to the Bunny Ranch that you are going for a local "woman of negotiable virtue"

    I'm so damn close to getting a free ipod [freeipods.com], which I'll fill entierly with CC licensed podcasts and rips of CDS I own.

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  3. Perhaps COMDEX should simply be retired by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: 2, Interesting
    and ignored. With other huge mega-events like CES, NAB, NAMM, Siggraph, etc. etc., there's really no purpose to Comdex existing.

    Idea:
    Unless, of course, (shamelss plug for all things /.) they re-align the show to be the Premier Expo of all things FOSS. But given the capitalisation of FOSS, it'll take a lot of bake sales to scare up the scratch to rent something like the Moscone Center for a weekend. And trying to organise such a show would be monstrous - getting FOSS people together is like herding cats.

    But it would give Comdex a raison d'etre, seeing as how it presently has zero purpose to exist.

    RS

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  4. Re:Regroup again? by Snowdog668 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    That's pretty much what I was thinking. I'd much rather attend a convention that was more focused on a smaller segment of technology.

    Since the bubble burst is there really a need for the huge monstrosity that is COMDEX?

    Add to that the fact that Vegas is wasted on me (see my sig) and I'd much rather go to a small, focused convention that's more local (I'm within an hour or so drive of both Chicago and Milwaukee).

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  5. Bah! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Go to DEFCON instead