So the MacWorld Expo begins today (the fun part at least) and so far, so little discussion or news about the event as a whole (excluding all the news of it’s “inevitable demise”). Since Apple’s announced departure from the show , many have written this year as the beginning of the end for the MacWorld Expo, but is it really?
Honestly…I don’t even think there will be an answer for this until the 2011 MacWorld show, as I think even this year’s show will be a hard determinate. It’s just so many little things in and against the show’s favor. Let’s think for a second about a few of the things MacWorld does have going for it:
- The iPad News. Any new products or apps related to the iPad may gain a little momentum and interest for those that would like to attend the show as everyone is curious to see anything iPad related, but I don’t think that any vendors signed up in time to get a booth,you never know though.
- The TRUE Apple fans , the people that love everything and anything Apple related. Those that have attended the show year after year and have no plans of not attending because they went for more than the Keynote.
- Lot’s of iPhone developers exhibiting because of “affordable” (I use affordable loosely) exhibition rates.
- FREE Admission. First of all FREE need I say more and hey, even if find yourself bored or curious enough this Friday or Saturday and in the San Fran area you always know you can drop by for free.
And now for the negative….
- The iPad News (yes, I am fully aware I listed it twice, lol). Seriously, the iPad news is so two weeks ago (a total poke at our attention span today). We know it’s coming, we know exactly what it is, there is nothing else we need to know besides who we need to beat up in the Apple store to be first in line. Also, can you imagine this year’s MacWorld attendance or media attention if the iPad rumors were still floating around and the Keynote was held there, YOWZERS!
- The recovering economy.Yes, the economy, it affects everything you know. I mean think about it, if you don’t live in or around the beautiful San Fransisco area you needed to make some travel plans i.e. plane tickets, rental car, lodging and general travel expenses. With the reportedly high unemployment rate I think some people will have to skip this year’s show to save a little. This doesn’t mean that if things pick up they won’t attend next year.
- Last but not least – the Apple presence. Besides THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT a lot of people just would have liked Apple to be there and the “mere mortals” like me would have loved to experience the iPad for themselves.
Nonetheless, we will totally be covering what we find interesting at The MacWorld Expo and hope to see some cool, undiscovered apps and products become discovered. As for the future of the MacWorld Expo, we will have to wait until all is over plus some to see the true outcome of Apple’s departure.
The question is, will you attend or at the least be paying attention to the MacWorld show this year?
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