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Many Taiwanese vendors might ditch CeBIT
Fudzilla —
... during last year's show in regard to some patent issues. Oddly, AMD is also not listed on CeBIT's list of exhibitors, and Digitimes claims it too will just rent a convention room for visitors. It seems like a likely development, but AMD has stopped short of confirming it so far. There's a lot of rumours that several other companies, including some big AIBs and motherboard makers might not show up at the show either, but we can't confirm these reports at this point. More here .
Tuesday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News —
... 11:24 AM on February 3, 2009 Tuesday DigiTimes reports several Taiwan PC players to not attend CeBIT this year C|Net reports Motorola's fourth-quarter loss hits ...
More firms not planning to attend CeBIT
DV Hardware —
... DigiTimes heard several well-known Taiwanese firms will not attend CeBIT 2009, since recent trade shows haven't provided as much of a marketing benefit as in earlier years. The site notes AMD and motherboard makers Gigabyte, ECS, and Albatron won't have an official booth at CeBIT, instead the firms will rent private rooms for visitors. ...
