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The Comdex web site.

Here's an interestingexercise, a news search of Google on the word "Comdex." On the first day of the show, the results have Bill Gatestouting notebook computers, AMD showing a new processor, Toshiba adding WiFi to its notebook, and HP announcing anew ad campaign. Ad campaign? That's the best they can do? I tell you, it may be the beginning of the end.

Gartner agrees the upgradecycle is on hold, though mine is more fun to read.

If Comdex is no longer thelargest computing show, this is its replacement, CeBit, in Hannover, Germany.

The boys whoread Slashdot, who most likely have never attended a Comdex, think it is nolonger even a factor in their world of technology.