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The Consumer Electronics Show, one of the largest tech shows in the world, is in danger of falling apart as the COVID-19 epidemic continues, and now that T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert has publicly announced that his company won't be attending the world's largest tech show,
We will not be at the show this year, but we will make sure the safety of our team and other attendees is our priority.
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Our statement here:
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December 22, 2021.
Major tech publications, including The Verge, have said that they won't attend the Las Vegas expo due to the new wave of COVID-19 cases in the US. T-Mobile is the first major attendee to bail, with companies like Meta and Twitter having a much more subdued presence at the show in general.
The majority of the team will not be going to Las Vegas for the DRL Championship Race, but T-Mobile will still serve as a sponsor and title sponsor. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert will no longer be giving a keynote.
The tipping point is likely to be companies like GM, Intel, and Sony.
Other companies that might make a big impact if they abandon the show include companies that rent a lot of space on the show floor, like Intel, Panasonic and Sony, and companies that have featured keynotes. A Sony rep told us that the company still plans to attend, even though we asked if they were still committed.
According to the report, there are still plans for a limited presence by bothAMD andSamsung, as well as a virtual-only keynote by Nvidia. It's a meaningless platitude, but it also gives those companies an easy out if they decide the conditions have changed.
The Consumer Technology Association stated this morning that it still plans to host an in-person show. CTA is focused on having this show and doing it safely and putting the right protocols in place to ensure that people feel comfortable with it.
We have seen the question of whether or not they will cancel in the past. The first big tech show to go on after the COVID-19 pandemic was held out for quite some time even as partners continued to cancel. The organizers had to cancel the event. Major tech companies did not attend the in-person version of the event. All of it was virtual.
Additional company replies were added via Bloomberg.
