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CES 2012 Set New Attendance Record and Boasted 20,000 New Product Announcements
Wed Jan 18, 2012 at 10:00 AM ETTags: CES 2012, Industry Trends, Microsoft (all tags)
This year's show was the biggest in the history of CES, which certainly bodes well for the industry.
The Consumer Electronics Show may be an industry event but in no way is it industry exclusive. In addition to buyers, execs for big companies, TV news teams and writers, non-professional bloggers and fans find their way into the show. In fact, pretty much anyone who wants to go can find a way in. This year, an additional 13,000 made it to CES.
The addition of 400 new exhibitors to the show was almost certainly instrumental in getting the number up from 140,000 attendees in 2011. All told, over 20,000 new products were announced and launched at the show and more people than ever were there to see them. That's certainly a sign of interest in the industry and something that will hopefully transform into growth.
What should be interesting to see is what happens next year. Microsoft - a CES staple for both its booth and keynote speeches - has already said that it does not plan to return next year. If other companies follow suit, CES 2013 could see a decline.
Source: PC Mag
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