I don't fault VMware/Dell for thugging it up, really. I used to attend CES regularly, but the outboarding has gotten so bad that it's just not worth it anymore. 95% of the product launches and events that get massive press coverage have nothing to with the show itself, they're all at offsite venues with a wall of bouncers to ensure that access is limited to a hand-picked list of tame media mouthpieces pledged to say and do exactly what the marketing department tells them. Those who've been around will likely remember that it's the same set of bad actors that did it to Comdex, too.
Quite a shame, because I rather like Las Vegas. A more magnificent temple to man-as-god I've yet to see.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
