COMDEX Cancelled
Jun 23, 2004 | 5:05 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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COMDEX Cancelled
http://news.com.com/Organizer+cancel...?tag=nefd.lede
Expect some very good hotel deals to occur during that November weekend
Expect some very good hotel deals to occur during that November weekend
Jun 23, 2004 | 8:39 pm
#2
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I doubt the casinos will miss Comdex much. The hotels were full, but the casinos were empty.
How does the old joke go? "A comdex attendee comes to Vegas with a $20 bill and a clean shirt and they don't change either one all week..."
How does the old joke go? "A comdex attendee comes to Vegas with a $20 bill and a clean shirt and they don't change either one all week..."
Jun 24, 2004 | 8:17 pm
#3
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Attendence was only 46,000 or so last year. In 1999 it was 250,000. This group may not gamble much, but with hotel rooms averaging 250/night during this time period, plus all of the food consumed, etc., this definately has an impact on the hotels.
Jun 24, 2004 | 8:19 pm
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Well, that explains the mailings I just received from a couple of Vegas hotels with low rates for the normnal Comdex weeks.
I went from '95 to '99 and in '01 - what a contrast '01 was from the previous years. And co-workers who went last November confirmed what the article stated re: the disappointing exhibitor lineup - they were scheduled for three days, but returned to Florida after the first afternoon.
I went from '95 to '99 and in '01 - what a contrast '01 was from the previous years. And co-workers who went last November confirmed what the article stated re: the disappointing exhibitor lineup - they were scheduled for three days, but returned to Florida after the first afternoon.
Jul 10, 2004 | 9:28 am
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The exiting days of computers has pretty much passed by. Those were the days with so many new gadgets and things to see and do. Atlanta used to hae a great show, then they moved it out. These days a computer has become just another piece of equipment.