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The real reason Greenpeace was ejected from MacExpo
A few days ago we mentioned that Greenpeace had gotten kicked out of MacExpo in London and I hinted that it was the Apple Goon Squad that was responsible for their eviction. I was being cheeky, of course, as I am wont to do - but it turns out that Apple wasn't the sole complainant. In fact, it was Greenpeace's refusal to play by the rules that got them escorted out. Macworld UK has the scoop...According to Bob Denton, Event Director, the removal of Greenpeace had nothing to do its message or the materials being handed out. Bob said: "They paid money and had the right to be at the show." The problem started when a group of 12 Greenpeace activists gathered outside the show entrance and started handing out flyers and apples to attendees. Bob Denton said: "We want people to be cool and calm as they enter the show".He explained to the Greenpeace organisers that it would be acceptable for two activists to stand by the stairs inside the show and hand out flyers, but the event management would not allow a gathering outside the main door.There then followed a number of complaints about the behaviour of Greenpeace activists from four visitors and five exhibitors, one of which was Apple. Allegedly, Greenpeace attendees were invading other stands for mock photo shoots and replacing other exhibitors' promotional material with their own.The problem came to a head when one woman complained that they had placed an apple in her child's pram and were taking photographs of him without her permission. Despite several warnings, Greenpeace continued behaving badly and after two more visitors and two more exhibitors complained later in the day, Denton ejected the activists, citing clause 13 of the terms and conditions that Greenpeace signed, which prohibits deliberate and unprovoked attempts to create conflict as well as drunk and/or abusive conduct.So there you have it. Radical activists taking the peace out of Greenpeace.Thanks, Mike!
MacExpo Photo Gallery and Greenpeace goes after Apple's iWaste
If you're not one of the roughly 25,000 people in London for MacExpo this week,, you missed the Greenpeace "Green my Apple" booth being shut down by event organizers at the beginning of the Expo due to "complaints from unnamed sources." We think that might be marketing speak for "threats of bodily harm from Uncle Steve's distant cousin Vinny Knuckles Tony Soprano." The Greenpeace booth (and the accompanying parody site) was intended to raise awareness about concerns over Apple's use of toxic chemicals (um.. iWaste) in certain products as well as other environmental concerns. I guess shrinking a few boxes just doesn't cut it.And if you prefer visuals, MacNN has some nice MacExpo show floor porn that will make you swear you were actually there, sore feet, bag-o-swag and all. Check out their gallery.
Paris Expo attendance down, but UK MacExpo promises large Apple booth
The Apple Expo in Paris this year saw a drop in attendance from about 56,000 attendees last year down to 46,000. The downward trend from the 2000 Expo, which saw 80,000 attendees is even more dramatic. Even with the drop, however, the Paris Apple Expo still boasts higher numbers than recent Macworld Expos in San Francisco, which hosted less than 40,000 attendees in January 2006. The Paris decline was blamed on Apple's failure to give a keynote speech this year, amongst other things.Both Paris and San Francisco still topple London's MacExpo, which attracts an average of 25,000 visitors a year, hopefully including this year where MacExpo kicks off in two weeks. The show will benefit from a confirmed larger Apple booth than last year as well as a major announcement during the Quark Keynote presentation.If any of you will be attending the MacExpo, don't forget to send us your reports and links to your pics!
