As Macworld 2010 approached, many folks were wondering if the show could survive without Apple present. Right now the signs look good as the exhibit hall in Moscone North was packed for the second day in a row.
Traffic seemed steady throughout the day (Friday). Most of the vendors and Expo goers with whom I spoke were pleasantly surprised by the hustle and bustle and generally upbeat atmosphere of the show.
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“The Cat in the Hat” and “Dr. Seuss’s ABC” are now available as interactive eBooks in the Apple App Store for US$3.99 each.
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Read MoreGuy Kawasaki — a former Apple evangelist, author, entrepreneur, and founder of the Alltop.com web site (and the guy I once recommended as the successor to Steve Jobs — but Guy wasn’t interested) — gave his “Revolution from the Rest of Us” today at the Macworld Expo.
His presentation looked at the current state of innovation and revolution in the tech market. He started out with tales of his early days at Apple, then went on to show five products and/or companies he really likes. There were also questions from the audience.
Read MoreWhen Apple pulled out of Macworld Expo a year ago, the doomsayers started marching out in droves. I was scratching my head at this — and on the first day of last year’s show, committed to our booth at the show, and as a sponsor. Sure, I knew the show would be smaller (after all Apple had previously taken something like 30% of the square footage of the show). And sure, I figured people would scale back on their booth sizes due to concern and the economy overall.
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