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In my view there's little upside to attending MWC this year for most large companies. They can publicize their new products just about as well by sending device

In my view there's little upside to attending MWC this year for most large companies. They can publicize their new products just about as well by sending devices to reviewers and making cool videos, so there's very limited upside. And the downside is immense. Travel does a number on the immune system. Plus, if they're anything like me, people who travel to MWC for work will tend to get short-changed on sleep. That said, I don't think it really hurts the industry as a whole if MWC is cancelled, in the long term. But it may hurt MWC.

camillomiller 7y ago
Last year at MWC I slept 8 full hours. Over 5 days. It’s the forced networking after running around all day that really gets you... I hardly remember a year that I didn’t get back with a cold, a hurt back, a sore throat and so on. Why do we still do this to ourselves? I will absolutely cheer the first company that organizes the first streaming only event. Just get the products in the hand of reviewers a day or two before... What we don’t consider though is that mwc is also basically a place where salespersons and clients sit down to sign contracts. Not sure what it means for them if it gets canceled