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The primary COMDEX trade show in the United States was typically held annually in New York City.
Answer: False
The primary COMDEX trade show in the United States was consistently held annually in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada, not New York City.
The main COMDEX show in the United States was active each November from 1979 to 2003.
Answer: True
The main COMDEX show in the United States indeed operated each November from 1979 to 2003.
The first COMDEX event took place on December 3, 1979, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, attracting 167 exhibitors and 3,904 attendees.
Answer: True
The inaugural COMDEX event was held on December 3, 1979, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with the specified attendance and exhibitor numbers.
COMDEX was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
Answer: False
COMDEX was founded by The Interface Group, with Sheldon Adelson and Richard Katzeff among its organizers, not Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
After New York City and Atlantic City, COMDEX held regular spring shows in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1983 through 1988, and later alternated between Atlanta and Chicago.
Answer: True
COMDEX did hold regular spring shows in Atlanta and later alternated between Atlanta and Chicago after its initial events in New York City and Atlantic City.
COMDEX/Spring '81 was held at the New York Coliseum in New York City.
Answer: True
COMDEX/Spring '81 was indeed held at the New York Coliseum in New York City.
COMDEX/Fall '84 was held in Chicago.
Answer: False
COMDEX/Fall '84 was held in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center, not in Chicago.
The venue for COMDEX/Spring '98 was McCormick Place in Chicago.
Answer: True
McCormick Place in Chicago was indeed the venue for COMDEX/Spring '98.
COMDEX/Fall '99 was held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Answer: False
COMDEX/Fall '99 was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The MGM Grand was the venue for the *first* COMDEX event in 1979.
Where was the primary COMDEX trade show typically held in the United States?
Answer: Las Vegas Valley of Nevada
What was the operational timeframe for the main COMDEX show in the United States?
Answer: November from 1979 to 2003
When and where did the inaugural COMDEX event take place?
Answer: December 3, 1979, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas
Who were among the organizers responsible for founding COMDEX?
Answer: Sheldon Adelson and Richard Katzeff
Which cities hosted COMDEX spring shows outside of Las Vegas after New York City and Atlantic City?
Answer: Atlanta, Georgia, and Chicago
Initially, COMDEX was restricted to individuals directly involved in the computer industry, including manufacturers, developers, and retailers.
Answer: True
COMDEX initially restricted attendance to individuals directly involved in the computer industry, such as manufacturers, developers, and retailers.
COMDEX was colloquially known as 'Tech Fest' and focused primarily on academic research presentations.
Answer: False
COMDEX was colloquially known as 'Geek Week' and served as a major convention for product announcements, not primarily academic research.
COMDEX served as a launch platform for key technologies like Bluetooth and USB, providing dedicated conference programming and exhibition floor pavilions.
Answer: True
COMDEX indeed served as a launch platform for key technologies such as Bluetooth and USB, offering dedicated programming and exhibition space.
COMDEX maintained its industry-only admission policy throughout its entire run to preserve its wholesale focus.
Answer: False
COMDEX opened its doors to the general public in the late 1980s, departing from its initial industry-only admission policy.
Retailers and consultants were pleased with the increased sales volume generated by the general public's attendance at COMDEX.
Answer: False
Retailers and consultants expressed concerns that customers expected support for discounted products purchased at 'show specials' after COMDEX opened to the general public.
The expansion of COMDEX's audience criteria was a response to the increasing centralization of corporate IT budgets.
Answer: False
The expansion of COMDEX's audience criteria reflected a broader industry trend of IT department decentralization and a shift away from central corporate IT budgets.
Following COMDEX Fall 1999, organizers revised media admission to include bloggers with significant market reach while simultaneously imposing stricter controls on open access for individuals identifying as 'media'.
Answer: True
After COMDEX Fall 1999, media admission policies were revised to include influential bloggers while tightening controls on general 'media' access.
What was the initial target audience for COMDEX?
Answer: Individuals directly involved in the computer industry
What significant role did COMDEX play in the technology industry, besides being known as 'Geek Week'?
Answer: It became a major technical convention for product announcements
Which key technologies were launched or gained visibility through COMDEX?
Answer: Bluetooth and USB
What significant change in COMDEX's admission policy occurred in the late 1980s?
Answer: It was opened to the general public
What concern did retailers express after COMDEX became accessible to the general public?
Answer: Customers expected support for discounted products bought at 'show specials'
What broader industry trend was reflected by the expansion of COMDEX's audience criteria?
Answer: Decentralization of IT departments and shift from mainframes
What change did COMDEX organizers implement regarding mass media access after COMDEX Fall 1999?
Answer: Included bloggers with significant market reach while imposing stricter controls on open access
COMDEX exhibitions expanded internationally starting in 1985 and concluded in 2003.
Answer: False
COMDEX exhibitions expanded internationally starting in 1982 and continued until 2005, not from 1985 to 2003.
Bill Gates's visit to COMDEX in 1982 led directly to the acquisition of VisiCorp by Microsoft.
Answer: False
Bill Gates's visit to COMDEX in 1982 and his observation of VisiCorp's Visi On influenced the development of Windows 1.0, but it did not lead to the acquisition of VisiCorp by Microsoft.
Linus Torvalds attended COMDEX in 1999 to discuss the Linux operating system, with a co-located Linux conference and exhibition hall.
Answer: True
Linus Torvalds attended COMDEX in 1999 to discuss Linux, and a co-located Linux conference and exhibition hall was part of the event.
The first COMDEX show outside the US was held in Japan in 1985.
Answer: False
The first COMDEX show outside the US was held in Amsterdam in 1982, not Japan in 1985.
During its peak years (1998 and 2000), COMDEX organized 21 exhibitions annually across multiple continents, with 69% of its total shows taking place outside the US.
Answer: True
During its record years of 1998 and 2000, COMDEX organized 21 exhibitions annually across multiple continents, with 69% of its total 185 shows taking place outside the US.
COMDEX first organized an event in Japan in 1985.
Answer: True
COMDEX first organized an event in Japan in 1985, specifically COMDEX in Japan '85.
The final international COMDEX event listed was dte-COMDEX/Greece 2005, which took place in Athens.
Answer: True
The final international COMDEX event listed was dte-COMDEX/Greece 2005, held in Athens.
Argentina was the most frequent South American host for COMDEX events.
Answer: False
Brazil was the frequent South American host for COMDEX events, not Argentina.
The Berlin Messe hosted COMDEX/Europe events.
Answer: False
The RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre regularly hosted COMDEX/Europe events, not the Berlin Messe.
COMDEX held its first event in Australia in 1986.
Answer: True
COMDEX held its first event in Australia in 1986, specifically COMDEX/Australia '86.
Vancouver, Canada, was the primary Canadian city for COMDEX events.
Answer: False
Toronto, Canada, was a recurring host city for COMDEX events, not Vancouver.
Which influential figure attended COMDEX in 1982 and was influenced by a GUI demonstration, leading to Windows 1.0?
Answer: Bill Gates
When and where was the first COMDEX show held outside of the United States?
Answer: Amsterdam in 1982
What percentage of COMDEX's total 185 shows took place outside the US during its record years?
Answer: 69%
Which Canadian city was a recurring location for COMDEX events?
Answer: Toronto
In 1995, The Interface Group sold COMDEX to Softbank Corp, a Japanese technology conglomerate.
Answer: True
The Interface Group indeed sold COMDEX to Softbank Corp, a Japanese technology conglomerate, in 1995.
Medialive International was the original founder of COMDEX before selling it to Softbank.
Answer: False
COMDEX was founded by The Interface Group. Medialive International was a later entity that emerged after Key3Media's bankruptcy, which had acquired COMDEX from Softbank.
Who purchased COMDEX from The Interface Group in 1995?
Answer: Softbank Corp
What company acquired COMDEX after Softbank Corp. sold it in 2001?
Answer: Key3Media
The peak attendance for COMDEX was 150,000 people, which occurred in 1999.
Answer: False
The peak attendance for COMDEX was 225,000 people, which occurred in 1996, not 150,000 in 1999.
COMDEX Basel saw a significant increase in attendance between 2000 and 2001, reaching over 100,000 visitors.
Answer: False
COMDEX Basel experienced a 17% decrease in attendance between 2000 and 2001, not a significant increase.
IBM and Apple increased their presence at COMDEX around 2000 to counter the dot-com bubble's impact.
Answer: False
Around 2000, major companies like IBM and Apple withdrew from COMDEX to focus on their own corporate events or direct-to-consumer selling, not to increase their presence.
The bursting of the dot-com bubble caused a significant decline in the IT market, which was a contributing factor to COMDEX's downturn in the early 2000s.
Answer: True
The bursting of the dot-com bubble indeed caused a significant decline in the IT market, contributing to COMDEX's decline in the early 2000s.
Following 9/11, exhibitors increased their official booth sizes at COMDEX to demonstrate market resilience.
Answer: False
After the 9/11 attacks, many exhibitors scaled back or stopped renting official COMDEX booths, opting for invitation-only suites in hotels to manage costs.
COMDEX/Fall 2001 organizers projected an increase in both attendance and exhibitor space compared to the previous year.
Answer: False
Organizers for COMDEX/Fall 2001 projected a decrease in both attendance and exhibitor square footage compared to the previous year.
The final Las Vegas COMDEX show in 2003 still managed to attract over 100,000 visitors.
Answer: False
The last Las Vegas COMDEX show in November 2003 attracted only 40,000 visitors, not over 100,000.
COMDEX was replaced by the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Las Vegas after its 2004 cancellation.
Answer: False
After its 2004 cancellation, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) effectively became COMDEX's replacement in Las Vegas, not E3.
By 2004, the personal computer had become a commodity, integrating into broader consumer electronics channels and diminishing the need for a specialized computer trade show.
Answer: True
By 2004, the personal computer's commoditization and integration into consumer electronics channels reduced the necessity for a dedicated computer trade show like COMDEX.
What was the highest recorded attendance for COMDEX, and in which year did this peak occur?
Answer: 225,000 people in 1996
What was the attendance trend for COMDEX in Basel, Switzerland, between 2000 and 2001?
Answer: A 17% decrease in attendance
Why did major technology companies like IBM and Apple withdraw from COMDEX around 2000?
Answer: To more efficiently allocate resources by hosting their own corporate events or direct-to-consumer selling
What economic event contributed to the decline of the IT market and subsequently impacted COMDEX in the early 2000s?
Answer: The bursting of the dot-com bubble
How did exhibitors modify their approach at COMDEX after the 9/11 attacks to manage costs?
Answer: Established invitation-only suites in hotels instead of large official booths
What were the final attendance and exhibitor numbers for the last COMDEX show held in Las Vegas in November 2003?
Answer: 500 exhibitors and 40,000 visitors
When was the Las Vegas COMDEX exhibition officially canceled, and what event effectively took its place?
Answer: June 2004, with the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
COMDEXvirtual was a hybrid event that combined a small physical meeting with online streaming.
Answer: False
COMDEXvirtual was designed to exist entirely on the internet without a physical meeting location, not as a hybrid event.
COMDEXvirtual's launch was announced to begin on November 16–17, 2010.
Answer: True
The launch of COMDEXvirtual was indeed announced to commence on November 16–17, 2010.
The COMDEXvirtual website was operated by Medialive International.
Answer: False
The COMDEXvirtual website was operated by TechWeb, a company under United Business Media, not Medialive International.
Everything Channel and its sister company, UBM studios, both part of United Business Media Companies, partnered to deliver COMDEXvirtual in November 2010.
Answer: True
Everything Channel and UBM studios, both part of United Business Media Companies, partnered to deliver COMDEXvirtual in November 2010.
The inaugural COMDEXvirtual event in 2010 attracted only a few hundred attendees, indicating low interest.
Answer: False
The inaugural COMDEXvirtual event in 2010 attracted nearly 5,000 attendees, establishing it as the largest independent virtual tradeshow in the IT industry, indicating significant interest.
The theme of COMDEXvirtual 2010 was 'New Business Solutions: Embracing Disruptive Technologies & Changing Delivery Models'.
Answer: True
The theme of COMDEXvirtual 2010 was indeed 'New Business Solutions: Embracing Disruptive Technologies & Changing Delivery Models'.
Apple and Google were the main exhibitors at COMDEXvirtual 2010.
Answer: False
Notable exhibitors at COMDEXvirtual 2010 included IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Symantec, Panasonic, and D&H, but not Apple or Google as main exhibitors.
COMDEXvirtual 2010 was available on-demand through May 17, 2011.
Answer: True
COMDEXvirtual 2010 was accessible on-demand until May 17, 2011.
COMDEXvirtual was a one-time event in 2010 and was not repeated.
Answer: False
COMDEXvirtual returned in 2011 and was held again in 2012, indicating it was not a one-time event.
What was COMDEXvirtual, announced in 2010?
Answer: An event designed to exist entirely on the internet without a physical meeting location
Which companies collaborated to host COMDEXvirtual in November 2010?
Answer: Everything Channel and UBM studios
What was the central theme of COMDEXvirtual 2010?
Answer: 'New Business Solutions: Embracing Disruptive Technologies & Changing Delivery Models'
COMDEX was a computer expo trade show, and its name is an abbreviation for 'COMputer Dealers' EXhibition'.
Answer: True
The name COMDEX is explicitly stated as an abbreviation for 'COMputer Dealers' EXhibition' in the source material.
COMDEX was the largest computer trade show in the world, consistently surpassing the German CeBIT.
Answer: False
COMDEX was one of the largest computer trade shows globally, but it usually ranked second only to the German CeBIT, not surpassing it.
Only CES and CeBIT are mentioned as other significant computer trade shows in the provided text.
Answer: False
The text also mentions Computex Taipei and the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) as other significant computer trade shows.
What does COMDEX stand for?
Answer: COMputer Dealers' EXhibition
How did COMDEX rank in size among other global trade shows?
Answer: Second only to the German CeBIT