![Conventioneers pass by the Microsoft area during the Comdex computer convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 17, 2003. Although the attendance is down to about 50,000, the convention is still the place Conventioneers pass by the Microsoft area during the Comdex computer convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 17, 2003. Although the attendance is down to about 50,000, the convention is still the place](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CP5F5X/conventioneers-pass-by-the-microsoft-area-during-the-comdex-computer-convention-in-las-vegas-nevada-november-17-2003-although-the-attendance-is-down-to-about-50000-the-convention-is-still-the-place-to-be-for-those-involved-information-technology-say-both-conventioneers-and-exhibitors-attendance-in-the-mid-1990s-often-exceeded-200000-reuters-las-vegas-sunsteve-marcus-smhb-2CP5F5X.jpg)
Conventioneers pass by the Microsoft area during the Comdex computer convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 17, 2003. Although the attendance is down to about 50,000, the convention is still the place
The Soft Power of Ephemeral Communities a Short History of Las Vegas Technology Conventions, 1959-2019
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