Microsoft's Ces 2013 Floor Space Sells In Record Time

[Spartan]

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Microsoft may not be so hot on CES these days, but that doesn't mean other companies aren't lined up for prime floor real estate. According to sources over at [i]CNET[/i], Redmond's booth space was sold to Dish and Chinese electronics manufacturer Hisense in about 45 minutes. Not word on whether an exuberant Ryan Seacrest is part of the package.

The software giant's former prime floor location at the tech confab sold during the first day of 2013 space selection in an "amazingly quick" 45 minutes, a source close the conference told CNET. The space was sold to Dish and Chinese electronics maker Hisense for the same price Microsoft would have paid had it opted to attend next year's show, the source said.
Space selection for the 2013 [url="http://ces.cnet.com/"]CES[/url], which began today, is a three-day process, so it's unknown how many exhibitors plan to be at next year's conference. More than 3,100 exhibitors are attending this years CES, compared with 2,800 at the 2011 show.
The source declined to say who might deliver the 2013 opening keynote--Microsoft's traditional role at the show--except to say it was a company "that everyone has heard of and will generate a lot of excitement."
Microsoft, which has been a mainstay attraction at the show, announced in December that the 2012 CES would be its last as opening keynote presenter and a floor exhibitor. The company noted that the show's January timing doesn't align with its news milestones.
The announcement led to speculation that CES had lost its relevance, and that Microsoft's departure would lead other companies to follow

[katharnak]

hmm

[Spartan]

Seems like CES lost its stature for tech Giants lika MSFT Google Apple...its more for Consumer Electronics Literally these days....



Better option for tech giants to opt out of it...and let the Electronics do thier marketing there...