Akihabara news reposts that the popular event CeBIT might be in trouble. The CeBit doors will close tomorrow and they suggest several trends have become apparent for this event. Officially, according to the organizers of the CeBit, the event is a real success with 10% more attendance than the year before. However, things may not be as rosy. We have several professional contacts at the CeBit who are drawing a totally different report. They told us than since yesterday (2 days before the CeBit closes), some manufacturers are already closing their booth. Its not unusual to see empty booths and even certain major manufacturers such as Sony or LG are not exhibiting their products during this event.
The main criticism is that CeBit looks more like Disneyland than a professional event, with children running everywhere. The cost to manufacturers is obviously very high but do they really need to take out a big stand when the internet provides a free platform to showcase their products?
With the winding down of other big industry events such as E3, let's hope this is one rumour that proves to be untrue.
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