http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/ Engadget Comments for iPod / iPhone CES pavilion sells out in record time, quadruples to include Mac products -- goodbye, Macworld? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
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I mean, is that alright? Cos I haven't got a clue.]]>Jan 29th 2009 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
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1) First of all, MacWorld is not run by Apple. MacWorld is run by International Data Group, which owns the magazine of the same name. Apple just gave their keynote there, but it has nothing to do with the actual operation of the Expo.

2) This move will not hurt Apple (pulling out of MacWorld), actually it's going to strengthen them. Apple wants to break out of the cycle it's created where expectation of new product announcements in January causes a slump in December/holiday sales. There's also a clear negative stock price impact pre- and post- expo.

3) Pulling out of MacWorld does not mean that Apple is going to stop having Keynotes, it just means that the Keynotes will come when the products are ready, instead of months in advance. Less time between announcements and product releases means that competitors will have less time to copy Apple and get to market with competing products. Imagine what would have happened it Apple had announced the iPhone and then released it the following month.

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Dude - are you speaking yourself? No one else seems to be confused.

But I am glad that you and yourself are finally on board with what everyone else has known for, like, EVER.]]>Jan 29th 2009 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
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you know what never mind]]>Jan 29th 2009 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Apple is coming "down" to the level of other computer companies. First step towards dying (hope it does soon).]]>Jan 29th 2009 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
In which case, you're a moron. People like that don't actually exist outside of your minds. Even people like iEye and Flashpoint only do it for the attention - nobody actually believes the kinds of things people like you think they do. People who believe the stereotype fuel people to become like that by always putting them on the defensive.

The one point that deserves specific attention is that the mac community idolises Steve Jobs. It's boloney (I can't believe I need to explain it). People who align themselves to using Apple products respect him because he's done an awful lot to keep the company afloat. He rescued it from the brink of bankruptcy in the 90s and has taken it to become possibly the most profitable tech company, meaning Apple can keep making products. We respect his business acumen and product vision, but it's nothing close to idolatry.]]>Jan 29th 2009 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/]]>Jan 29th 2009 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/You sir are an idiot.

Engadget has a habit of being that over conceited Apple fanboy thus propagating this very stereo type. Apple couldn't make a toilet role dispenser without it being cover 5 times over and praised for its beauty on this site. Yet tons of very interesting and oh so sexy computer components and devices go completely unnoticed. Just look at stuff like the iPhone Nano it is a vapor, a fume, a piece of bad photoshop, but it has had several postings including rumors of its existence and flat out denials of it. In fact some "gadgets" get less coverage than the fake Apple gadgets.

Then you take a look at all the devices that Engadget calls crap such as several of the MIDs and UMPCs that have rolled through this site. People in the comments section disagree with the article wishing that they were available in the states so they could purchase them. It seems unless it has that bitten out fruit logo on it it's crap.

No, I don't hate Apple I hate that perceived arrogance that goes with it. 10 Years ago or so pre-iPod era they were just another company trying to get people to pay attention to them. ]]>Jan 29th 2009 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
This is the end of macworld. This is a bad image for apple product lol]]>Jan 29th 2009 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
This is why. Like it or loathe it, nobody can deny that it has serious momentum behind it, and sales figures indicate that it's dragging the Mac platform in to the spotlight with it.

Apple's played a masterstroke. You might not like their products, or have some hatred against the mythical ultra-conceited Apple user, but you have to admit that from a business perspective, they are extremely clever.]]>Jan 29th 2009 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
Not to mention this would allow people who attend Macworld to spend time at CES and Vice Versa, it's really a win win.


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And Apple will never show at CES, regardless of "sharing the spotlight". Such an act will just be the biggest "fuck you" ever directed at the Mac community. I'm sure ditching MW works well for Apple, but they have no interest in alienating their users. ]]>Jan 29th 2009 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
your comment still made me chuckle, maybe we can all get along ....someday.]]>Jan 29th 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
The funny part of this story is that CES will now be a bane for many exhibitors. Despite the fact that Apple will not attend CES directly, the Apple brand name alone will steal the thunder at CES with this new Apple centric pavilion.

Now the worse case scenario has occurred for companies like MS the "me too" company of the tech industry. Once again Apple takes the limelight, even in a indirect manner. What a cunning tactical move by Apple.]]>Jan 29th 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
Really, Apple will dominate CES? Lets look at it, what if the Apple products had been at CES this year? Would Apple have dominated or been buried by the Palm Pre?

Apple won't go to CES because there is a huge chance that they will barely get noticed. The year the iPhone was announced they would have been the main topic, but not this year or last year. Could Apple have competed for attention from the PS3 announcement, or Pre announcement, or other huge annoucements of years past? Better question, would they have even wanted to try?

CES is way to big to dominate, actually it is just way to big. It is the single biggest event in Las Vegas every single year.]]>Jan 29th 2009 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
a) I can't attend CES because I'm not going to fake being a company like people used to do for E3. It's a trade show - not an exposition and conference. BIG difference.
b) I'm going to get sessions and meet Mac vendors where? All I read is 9 billion iPod/iPhone chargers and related accessories - nothing about what would have been at Macworld.]]>Jan 29th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
Good Job Jobs.

I have no respect for Apple.


Macworld has done these shows for a decade and this is what happens when you bring Apple to the next level... they screw you over.]]>Jan 30th 2009 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/
Does Las Vegas even have the gay prostitute/strip club infrastructure built out that all the people coming from Macworld would require?]]>Jan 29th 2009 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 29th 2009 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 30th 2009 2:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/ipod-iphone-ces-pavilion-sells-out-in-record-time-quadruples/Jan 30th 2009 2:57AM