MacWorld Boston 2004
Without much fanfare or anticipation, MacWorldExpo is kicking off tomorrow (July 12th, 2004) in Boston, MA.
This year's summer MacWorld Expo marks a move back to the Boston venue (from New York) which was surrounded in controversy ultimately leading to Apple's decision to not participate in the expo.
As a result, attention around the summer expo has been remarkably minimal.
One reader has posted setup photos from the Expo.
This year's summer MacWorld Expo marks a move back to the Boston venue (from New York) which was surrounded in controversy ultimately leading to Apple's decision to not participate in the expo.
As a result, attention around the summer expo has been remarkably minimal.
One reader has posted setup photos from the Expo.
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99 months ago
I remember not long ago when we all useed to look forward to this event...
I wonder if apple are regretting not going, it may have been just enough more time from the WWDC to release the new iMac before the edu buying begins
Apple not being there has removed all relevance it once had, i can set up a mac Expo and not have apple come :p ;)
I wonder if apple are regretting not going, it may have been just enough more time from the WWDC to release the new iMac before the edu buying begins
Apple not being there has removed all relevance it once had, i can set up a mac Expo and not have apple come :p ;)
99 months ago
Low expectations....
- 10.4 already demoed
- Updated G5 already shown
- new displays already there
- iMacs not coming 'till September
- 10.3.5 dev seeds only just posted...
- Apple not being there... etc.
What is there to expect?
It will just be a "normal" Apple Expo like the London one.
- 10.4 already demoed
- Updated G5 already shown
- new displays already there
- iMacs not coming 'till September
- 10.3.5 dev seeds only just posted...
- Apple not being there... etc.
What is there to expect?
It will just be a "normal" Apple Expo like the London one.
99 months ago
Yea, I got an invitation to go to Mac World in the mail, I decided not to go because of the reasons listed below...
pitty... :(
pitty... :(
Low expectations....
- 10.4 already demoed
- Updated G5 already shown
- new displays already there
- iMacs not coming 'till September
- 10.3.5 dev seeds only just posted...
- Apple not being there... etc.
What is there to expect?
It will just be a "normal" Apple Expo like the London one.
99 months ago
shouldn't it be mandatory for apple to be there? at least have a stand for chrissakes!
The organisers should have even paid for apple to be there...
they would have made it up with increased participation from 3rd parties.
The organisers should have even paid for apple to be there...
they would have made it up with increased participation from 3rd parties.
99 months ago
It is so sad. So very sad. They should have left the name as "Creative Pro" just so that such a pitiful expo will not be associated with the MacWorld moniker.
No offense to anyone attending the show, I hope you have a wonderful time regardless of the lackluster expectations.
No offense to anyone attending the show, I hope you have a wonderful time regardless of the lackluster expectations.
99 months ago
I completely forgot about this event, and I guess that's with good reason. Due to the circumstances, I might as well just set up a Mac expo in my basement and demo some stuff and it would be about the same. ;) I always like kepeing up on Apple-related events and hearing the latest and greatest news, but I just can't get excited about this expo anymore...
99 months ago
I'm very much looking froward to MacWorld Boston. Apple should feel ashamed for not participating.
When the Macworld Conference & Expo opens tomorrow at the new Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, the 10,000 computer geeks expected to attend will have the run of the massive South Boston meeting hall.
Well, sort of.
While the Macworlders grab their name tags and head for the center's sprawling exhibit floor, about 1,200 others will be attending a corporate meeting sponsored by German software maker SAP in the meeting rooms upstairs. And chances are that those attending one convention will never encounter participants from the other.
For the convention center, Macworld is the first high-profile show. But the event represents more than an opening; it marks a shift in strategy.
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/07/11/a_break_with_convention/
When the Macworld Conference & Expo opens tomorrow at the new Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, the 10,000 computer geeks expected to attend will have the run of the massive South Boston meeting hall.
Well, sort of.
While the Macworlders grab their name tags and head for the center's sprawling exhibit floor, about 1,200 others will be attending a corporate meeting sponsored by German software maker SAP in the meeting rooms upstairs. And chances are that those attending one convention will never encounter participants from the other.
For the convention center, Macworld is the first high-profile show. But the event represents more than an opening; it marks a shift in strategy.
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/07/11/a_break_with_convention/
99 months ago
If you saw the guys photos from the link in the original story, there is an advertising truck with a huge sight "Say no to Macworld" and to voice your complains, call 617-954-2000 which is the number to the convention center. The ad also says "Save our Jobs" and "Say no to a company that supports outsourcing U.S. jobs".
What are they talking about?
What are they talking about?
99 months ago
If you saw the guys photos from the link in the original story, there is an advertising truck with a huge sight "Say no to Macworld" and to voice your complains, call 617-954-2000 which is the number to the convention center. The ad also says "Save our Jobs" and "Say no to a company that supports outsourcing U.S. jobs".
What are they talking about?
Well, I'm not sure if they are referring to IDG (the company that owns Macworld) or Apple itself. I know for a fact that Apple is outsourcing at an increasing rate, and I would wager that IDG is doing the same.
I really think Apple is messing up by jumping on the outsourcing bandwagon. The other guys do it so they can sell their junky peecees for 500 bucks, but Apple doesn't play that game. I think a much better strategy would be to keep the jobs in the US and use it as a selling point: "You pay a little more for our products because we pay American workers to assemble and service them."
Outsourcing is becoming a bigger and bigger deal every day, and I imagine that before long, it will start to be a major factor in people's purchasing decisions here in the US.
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