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Macworld Expo to be held in Boston

updated 12:20 pm EDT, Fri August 29, 2003

IDG World Expo today confirmed that the will take place at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) July 12-15, 2004.�Macworld Conference & Expo spent 13 of its 19 years in Boston before relocating to New York City in 1998. On October 17, 2002, IDG World Expo announced plans for the event's 2004 return to Boston to be held in the new BCEC. David Korse, president of IDG World Expo, said, "While there was some uncertainty about the event coming to Boston after the successful launch of Macworld CreativePro in New York this summer, we have decided to continue the Macworld tradition on the East Coast as originally planned."

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08/29, 12:44pm | report spam | close Reply |
Yee-freakin-ha!

Now THIS is the MacWorld we grew to love. Good for them. Besides, in Boston, you can actually tell when you're in a neighborhood that can get you into trouble. Of course, by next summer you may think the Hub is MoleWorld for all the underground driving you're going to have to do...

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ll when you're in a neighborhood that can get you into trouble

Like any one in the boston area?

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Tour de Boston

I can take you on a tour of Boston where you'll see neighborhoods where you're safe as kittens for as long as you please, as well as places I wouldn't put down my lunch for a half a moment. IN NYC except for disneyla^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Times Square, you pretty much just assume you're 30 seconds from trouble...

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Boston vs NY

The great thing about New Yorkers is the fact that when we read silly comments about our city we actually feel good about it. It means less sissy's we gotta deal with.

Oh and enjoy your expo... New York and Apple have got no interest.

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Too Bad...

Apple will not participate in MacWorld Boston...no Apple no show as far as I'm concerned. Nice going IDG jackasses

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August 29 - 13:23 EDT�� In a statement provided to MacMinute on Friday, Apple reiterated that it will not participate in Macworld Expo Boston. "When IDG initially announced its plans to move summer Macworld to Boston in 2004, we were very clear that we didn't think it was a good move," Apple said in the statement. "Our position stands and Apple will not be participating in Macworld Boston. We are 100 percent committed to Macworld San Francisco in January every year." The statement follows IDG's announcement that Macworld would indeed by moving to Boston in 2004. �

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I am ready to go to Boston. bus is Apple?
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Yeah for MacWorld Boston

But Apple is being an a**. I have not been able to go to the expo sence 98 when it moved. I was pissed then, then I got excited when the boston announcement came, then stunned when Apple rejected Boston. Its as if Boston was some eveil city that will destroy Apple. All I can say is this has to be because of Jobs. I don't like him very much right now.

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Apple has 2 expos to deal with: San Fransisco and Paris. Why have 2 in the US?

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NOTHING without Apple

These MacWorld Expos are nothing without Apple participation. I don't know why IDG thinks they can have a successful MacWorld without the creator of the Mac. Oh well, I guess we'll be seeing more product announcements at events like WWDC like we did this year. Job's owns!

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not about boston

As the WWDC showed, I think Apple is trying to get out of its mold of annoucing new products twice a year. It is an impossible schedule, expectations are way too high. It's like the Beatles touring, and every concert is supposed to be a new album.
Look at the G5, its old news already, and they have barely shipped the first machine. The channel has been dead as a result of the annoucement, and people are waiting on a refreshed line at Paris. It's too much, and to exhibit without the keynote was to keep the expense without the buzz. Why bother.

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Not Apple's Fault

You don't make plans to move a show without consulting the main attraction. That is what IDG did. They made the annoucement to move to Boston without consulting Apple. Fek IDG...Macworld Expo eastcoast RIP.

IDG sucks

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Boston really is a very nice city. The fruit not going there has nothing to do with the city itself. Is there a "creative" community in Boston. Absolutely.

But, that same market in NY is just much, much larger. So if you're a company selling to that market and are facing tens of thousands of dollars in expense, would you go to the smaller market over the much larger market?

I figure that IDG moved back for one and only one reason. For THEM it's cheaper. I'd bet ya that the Boston Convention folks aren't even charging them, at least as the kickoff event for that center.

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I wish Apple would just have a smaller presence at the Boston show. I can't justify going if Apple's not going to be there, but I'd love to visit Boston again.

I understand and appreciate Apple's sound economic reasoning behind not supporting the move to Boston, but perhaps a series of regional events all over the US that targets PC users instead of wasting time on the faithful would be a better idea.

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No big deal personally

I for one go to see the wares.... hard and soft. I spend maybe 15 minutes in the Apple Pavilion before moving on, spending the rest of day and possibly the next looking at everyone elses stuff. Whether Apple is there or not makes no difference to me. I can see their stuff at an Apple Store.

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It is Apple's fault

"You don't make plans to move a show without consulting the main attraction. That is what IDG did. They made the annoucement to move to Boston without consulting Apple. Fek IDG...Macworld Expo eastcoast RIP."

IDG did consult Apple about the move but apparently they weren't paying attention to what was being said until the move was actually announced in Boston.

It was shortly after the announcement that Apple scrambled to save face with New York by saying they wouldn't go to the Boston show. Of course, Jobs didn't even show up for CreativePro or whatever the heck it was called this year.

Like it or not, but the Greater Boston Area is the largest market for Apple outside of California. That's why Macworld was held in Boston for so many years. It was only when the show outgrew Boston that it moved to New York.

Personally, I think Jobs is scared to face Boston again. Remember the last show in Boston? Clones with G3s (before Apple even had them out the door), Gates live on the big screen, and one confused/angry crowd.

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