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- COMDEX
- The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer...
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- The Comdexification of Linux
- The Comdexification of LinuxOlder than thirtyAnd before Comdex, there was the National Computer Conference.It suffered from the same fate Comdex did; it's just the natural life cycle of trade shows once they go for growth over focus.There is a difference...LinuxWorld still allows the Linux illuminati to meet and hang out...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-03
- The Comdexification of Linux
- Linuxworld hits San Francisco next week with 11,000 attendees. The media is filled with stories about the "mainstreaming" of open source.Maybe. I'm more worried about open source Comdexifying, about Comdexification if you will.If you're under 30 you may barely know what I'm talking about. But back in the last century...
- Blog posts 2007-08-03
- The Comdexification of Linux
- The Comdexification of LinuxAny timeI get a chance to go to Frisco, I'll take it! I was at the first LinuxWorld to have a M$ presence. They were there for this Comdex-like reason (showing their "open" WindozeCE).I like the idea of LinuxWorld really being OpenSourceWorld. The big Linux vendors and...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-08
- Comdex skips another year
- Comdex skips another yearComdex comebackI think that with CES and CBIT already pulling huge crowds every year, and plenty of other exhibitions around the world, there isn't any need for another large one. Just because people say they're positive doesn't mean they'll show up.COMDEX Come back....Look CES is fine, and...
- Discussion threads 2005-03-29
- Few tears shed for canceled Comdex
- Few tears shed for canceled ComdexDoes lose alot of money for my town...but we definitely wont miss the traffic down there. Not that we'd really miss Comdex either, it was really getting lame.WHAT? No Windows 98 Crash On Scanner Hookup This Year?I was so waiting for that to happen...
- Discussion threads 2004-11-16
- Comdex: Missed more than you think
- Comdex: Missed more than you thinkMega companies don't need showsThe mega-corps are back and strong. IBM, Intel, Microsoft are all way ahead of their rivals. The "new economy" failed. Why do Microsoft and IBM need to show anything? We've blindly started marching to their tune. ...
- Discussion threads 2004-06-24
- Organizer cancels Comdex 2004
- Organizer cancels Comdex 2004In other news....Comdex moved to India. After all, that's where all the action is, right?We're giving away our IT prowess. Might as well give away the trade shows as well...Organizer cancels Comdex 2004First Lollapalooza gets cancelled, now Comdex. Whats next?Go where innovation still lives.MacWorld...
- Discussion threads 2004-06-23
- COMDEX Interruptus
- We won't be going to Las Vegas this year for the annual gathering of the computing industry. MediaLive International, the company behind COMDEX, is cancelling this year's event due to lack of support from leading technology vendors. I am on an advisory board of editors for the show, and have...
- Blog posts 2004-06-23
- Comdex: Little fish in a smaller pond
- Comdex: Little fish in a smaller pondComdex and CDXPOI was at the CDXPO hosted by Jupitermedia and have to say that it being its first year I was really impressed with the speakers and topic. Some of the topics were for major corporations but in part it was for all...
- Discussion threads 2003-11-22
- Comdex lights up tech's future
- Comdex lights up tech's futureright![Sun Microsystems and Microsoft will emerge as inadvertent allies]When the hell frezes or McNeally is no longer master and commander.Video Conferencing??How many times must this technology fail before companies realize that a telephone can do the job just as well. Gee, if I can see the...
- Discussion threads 2003-11-21
- A 'brain charger': The ultimate PDA accessory?
- A 'brain charger': The ultimate PDA accessory?One is born every minute...Now, who said that?Old technologyThis technology, called entrainment, has been around for years. To call this "new" just shows how much these propeller-heads have been out of touch with the real world for years.sometime when too smart"The company was...
- Discussion threads 2003-11-20
- Dell debuts LCD television at Comdex
- Dell debuts LCD television at ComdexAt Comdex 2003 in Las Vegas, ZDNet's David Berlind takes a look at Dell's new 30-inch liquid crystal display television, an example of how the Texas-based company is expanding into home electronics.
- Videos 2003-11-19
- FrogPad introduces palm-size keyboard at Comdex
- FrogPad introduces palm-size keyboard at ComdexAt Comdex 2003 in Las Vegas, ZDNet's David Berlind checks out FrogPad's 20-key keyboard, which is one-fifth the size of a typical keyboard and requires the use of only one hand.
- Videos 2003-11-18
- Gates touts security software at Comdex
- Gates touts security software at ComdexIn his 20th annual address at Comdex 2003 in Las Vegas, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates shows off two server products that are designed to help companies secure their networks against attack.
- Videos 2003-11-17
- Comdex: How we went wrong
- Comdex: How we went wrongFrickin' swap meetWhen I was a buter for the last company that I worked for I used to go to Comdex to meet prospective vendors. However, the last time I went about three years ago while I was starting to talk to one of these prospects,...
- Discussion threads 2003-11-12
- Is Comdex 2003 a fresh start?
- Is Comdex 2003 a fresh start?CNET's Brian Cooley sits down with ZDNet's Dan Farber and CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos for a look ahead to this year's Comdex, as the tech conference prepares to head in a new direction.
- Videos 2003-11-12
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- Canon to skip PMA: Is this the beginning of the end?
- PMA has just diedThere won't be a PMA 2011.As examples, I give you: NCC, Comdex, Macworld.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- Behind the failure of OpenSourceWorld
- And yet..if the place was full you would be singing the praises of how popular and good OSS is. Surely even the OSS crowd could have got together for 1 day of the year to help generate the buzz around the software - a bit similar to seeing long lines...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-14
- Is open source health related to trade show attendance?
- Is open source health related to trade show attendance?Dana, great post! Interesting topicYes, mny open source businsses are definitively struggling. They have lost many of the "donation" like contracts and have an even harder time landing new contracts.Once the beancounters hear "open source" they start quizzing to find out if...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac
- Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Macwow i started out with apple too=/My first computer I bought was an apple IIc in 1985 and I loved it. It was beautiful, was very functional and had a lot of programs that I copied....
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
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