Microsoft Joins Google, Amazon, Others in Cancelling In-Person Presence at CES 2022

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said on Friday it will not participate in person at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 in Las Vegas, joining a list of companies opting not to have a physical presence at next month’s event on concerns over the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

The US software giant added that it will continue to participate at CES remotely, according to an emailed statement. The Verge was the first to

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will not participate physically at CES.

Several other companies including US automaker General Motors, Alphabet’s

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.com dropped in-person attendance plans earlier this week.

CES officials on Thursday said the event will still be held in person January 5-8 with “strong safety measures in place,” which include vaccination requirements, masking and availability of COVID-19 tests.

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