Comdex Canceled For 2004

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Posted by timothy on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @03:30PM 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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by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) * writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @03:30PM (#9510831)

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WHHHAAAATTTT!!!!!!!! (Score:5, Funny)

by heldlikesound ( 132717 ) writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @03:32PM (#9510850) Homepage

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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MS Comdex (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @03:33PM (#9510871)

Comdex will return next year, but named as Microsoft Comdex . I'm not kidding either.

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A Shame (Score:5, Funny)

by cerebralsugar ( 203167 ) * writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @03:35PM (#9510893)

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... (Score:5, Funny)

by SkyWalk423 ( 661752 ) writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @03:38PM (#9510930) Homepage Journal

for the /. nerds to leave the basement.

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Won't somebody think of the... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @03:40PM (#9510949)

...booth babes. They gotta eat.

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Re:Just like I told you in 2001 (Score:4, Funny)

by ncc74656 ( 45571 ) * writes: <scott@alfter.us> on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @03:49PM (#9511047) Homepage Journal

Comdex is dying.

Has Netcraft confirmed it yet?

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Quick! (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @03:49PM (#9511053)

Blame it on [choose]MS/Apple/Linux!

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Re:Won't somebody think of the... (Score:5, Funny)

by PornMaster ( 749461 ) writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @03:51PM (#9511075) Homepage

Booth babes don't eat!

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Re:WHHHAAAATTTT!!!!!!!! (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @03:55PM (#9511127)

Stop thinking of yourself. Think of all the unskilled tech writers who use Comdex for six month of stories.

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Re:WHHHAAAATTTT!!!!!!!! (Score:4, Funny)

by XaviorPenguin ( 789745 ) writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @04:02PM (#9511197) Homepage Journal

Obligatory Red VS Blue [redvsblue.com] 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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If Comdex truly is an Tech/IT Convention (Score:5, Funny)

by debian4life ( 701155 ) writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @04:09PM (#9511277)

Just hold it in India. What better representation of the Tech/IT industry could there be.

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Canceled in US, moved to India (Score:3, Funny)

by telemonster ( 605238 ) writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @04:18PM (#9511371) Homepage

I heard it's in Bangladesh.

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Re:Won't somebody think of the... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @04:21PM (#9511399)

No. They do.

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Re:It's dead Jim... (Score:3, Funny)

by ashitaka ( 27544 ) writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @04:21PM (#9511412) Homepage

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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Re:If Comdex truly is an Tech/IT Convention (Score:3, Funny)

by AndroidCat ( 229562 ) writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @04:29PM (#9511502) Homepage

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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(OT)Re:Wow (Score:5, Funny)

by pegr ( 46683 ) * writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @04:33PM (#9511563) Homepage Journal

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...)

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Re:First Lollapalooza, now this (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @04:37PM (#9511604)

Yet another event to blame on illegal file sharing...

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old Comdex attendee joke (Score:5, Funny)

by poopie ( 35416 ) writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @04:59PM (#9511795) Journal

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!"

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Comment removed (Score:3, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) * writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @06:03PM (#9512506)

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What about the.... (Score:2, Funny)

by ericlp ( 749865 ) writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @06:47PM (#9512891)

What about the poor hard working strippers at strip clubs? They love geeks.

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Does M$ have a hand in this? (Score:3, Funny)

by EmbeddedJanitor ( 597831 ) writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @07:55PM (#9513443)

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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Re:old Comdex attendee joke (Score:3, Funny)

by CowboyNick ( 612553 ) writes: on Wednesday June 23, 2004 @08:10PM (#9513516)

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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Comment removed (Score:4, Funny)

WHHHAAAATTTT!!!!!!!! (Score:5, Funny)

MS Comdex (Score:1, Funny)

A Shame (Score:5, Funny)

One less reason... (Score:5, Funny)

Won't somebody think of the... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Just like I told you in 2001 (Score:4, Funny)

Quick! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Won't somebody think of the... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:WHHHAAAATTTT!!!!!!!! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:WHHHAAAATTTT!!!!!!!! (Score:4, Funny)

If Comdex truly is an Tech/IT Convention (Score:5, Funny)

Canceled in US, moved to India (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Won't somebody think of the... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:It's dead Jim... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:If Comdex truly is an Tech/IT Convention (Score:3, Funny)

(OT)Re:Wow (Score:5, Funny)

Re:First Lollapalooza, now this (Score:1, Funny)

old Comdex attendee joke (Score:5, Funny)

Comment removed (Score:3, Funny)

What about the.... (Score:2, Funny)

Does M$ have a hand in this? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:old Comdex attendee joke (Score:3, Funny)

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