rockymtnhigh said:
The interesting thing about that story is that attendance is apparently down by a good hundred thousand.
I might be suffering time zone lag but I didn't see that statement in the article. Are you making up stuff to fit your opinion again?
Maybe it just a math thing because the recession did impact the attendance a good 10000 and is slowly returning to pre 2009 numbers.
Most of the article I agree with but it needs to be said that WRT Microsoft, Steve Balmer is no Bill Gates. Frankly, I'm glad to see him go and Microsoft, just ha not had a good catalyst to show off in many years. The article is right that Microsoft has timed it's product releases when the product is ready by their standards which is about 60%bug free, IMO. Other than the financial impact to the show, Microsoft won't be missed.
The article failed to state that one very large company returned to the show. JVC. It also failed to even mention Sony who, I believe, is the largest presence.
I don't look at the show for what fails to be a huge game changer and not all product announcements are. I look to the show to what doesand will impact us. While 3D in the home coughs most attendees by surprise 2 years ago, the growth of that in the retail sector has been one of the fastest in many years. But, there are many retailers who were hoping for much faster. Most of you who have read my opines on 3D will recall that I admit being a 3D fanboy, but I also state that I feel it has a place in TV just like 5.1 audio. That is, just an option for entertainment, never to be ubiquitous.
This author is not alone in his opinion. John C Divorak as stated for many years that he feels the show is a waste of his time and he can write his opinions based on other news gatherers attending. He does not need to be at CES to write about it. Last year, Scott expressed the same, but he is here this year.
PersonaIly, like attending these big trade shows. I go to two a year, CES and NAB. As a consumer, it's fun and I learn a lot. My annual buying decisions are based on what I evaluate at the shows. Last year, I purchased a new high end 3D projector, three 3D camcorders and many accessories, a new 3D ready AVR, two 3D disk players, all because I learned about them at the show, and set my budget for what I saw at the show. I don't do that every year but I do make smarter buying decisions because I attend the show. The show helps me decide if a technology is mature enough to satisfy my entertainment demands or whether I need to wait. You just cant learn this stuff going to college, night school, shopping at your local BestBuy or Amazon on line.
Finally, the article makes a big deal about Apple not having a presence and reserves it's announcements for its own show. The author fails to understand why. I really didn't understand it either until I read the book "SteveJobs". The reason has to do with Apple's marketing philosophy entirely. Apple doesn't poll it's customers to see what they want from the company or how the company should make a product. Instead, Apple tells the world what it wants them to like. History tells us that Apple, got it right a few times and when they did, it was huge. But they also had a number of failures too. Apple fanboys conveniently forget about the failures. It was all Steve Jobs. Not the ideas but he was the market research. It was said if you wanted your idea to become a product at Apple, the market study was, Go ask Steve. He will tell you the ideal was sh*t! His famous word. Then if it really was to his liking, he will come gabe a little later and give you your proposal as his idea and advise you that he had this vision of the product changing the world. But the bottom line is, CES just does not fit the philosophy at Apple! Will that all change with Tim Cook? Time will tell. For now, Apple is still following the Steve Jobs way.
Meanwhile, I'm here at CES. I don't expect to be making any big purchases based on what I learn this year. However, for me, this trip is not just about CES. I make a project of the event and stay several days longer to take in all that the region offers. I have several 3D shooting projects planned and am more excited about using what I got based on last year's CES. It's all about maximizing my travel costs. I'm here to have fun!
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