CES, the world’s largest tech fair, has been cut short by Omicron

Covid is live at CES, the world’s largest technology fair. If it happens in spite of everything head-on this year, it will be with one day less, and participants canceling their attendance. So it will take place in Las Vegas from January 5-7, rather than the scheduled completion on the 8th.

This is explained by Michael Josh Villanueva of technology news site GadgetMatch “It’s the biggest tech event of the year, and that’s where we usually hear the biggest announcements from the biggest names, with all of these companies together. With so many major players pulling out, CES won’t be what we had hoped.”

Among those who canceled is mobile operator T-Mobile. He said its chief executive was due to give an opening speech, and would “significantly limit” his personal involvement.

Computer maker Meta will be absent, including Lenovo, Twitter and Facebook.

Nicole Scott, tech news site Mobile Geeks, understands this decision: “The withdrawal of large companies from CES makes a lot of sense, Says , Because we came here to hear them plan what will happen for the rest of the year. So the big companies come in and make big claims, but we can watch by default and not lose much. But CES is, at its core, a trade fair where companies come to present themselves to the world. “

More than 2,200 exhibitors confirmed their visit to Las Vegas, instead of 4,500 during the last face-to-face edition. They must be vaccinated and hidden.