Breaking: MWC 2020 has been canceled because of the coronavirus

12 February 2020
After many past reassurances that it would take place, the organizers decided to pull the plug.

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Better to be safe than sorry. Rather be home away from any chance catching the coronavirus than checking on another brand new phone. Mobile industry is only interesting these days with the foldables.

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    • Anonymous
    • MsZ
    • 14 Feb 2020

    Jesper Lars , 13 Feb 2020A MWC without Chinese companies will be boringProbably due to the fact that most non-Chinese companies are either bust or on life-support. 😉

      Luxor, 14 Feb 2020Lower price lower profit lower wages and lower economy for ... moreBy building into this foundation of raising the prices without any rationality other than just making more money because people like it, it's false.
      The reason why we didn't change to e-autos in the 90's was because we built on a foundation on fossil fuels that terminated the environment and our health. A quick change into the e-technology would ruin houses and jobs and economies. So they waited 20+ years to introduce the change.
      This technology today should not cost over 700 euros. Yet they charge for a flip phone with less capabilities than the flagships for 1,500 euro just because.....
      They're going to wait many years building into this mentality to satisfy their homes with fat salaries. That's they only reason you see steep raises in price on mobile phones. Ridicules to the core.
      Even a virus got upset and decided to do something about it, pan intended.

        And yet the WHO keeps telling us everything is under control LOL

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          • Luxor
          • 70g
          • 14 Feb 2020

          sanshiro, 14 Feb 2020This is part of making it look big and making more money ou... moreLower price lower profit lower wages and lower economy for their country. Yeah, good idea to ruin everyone's life. If you are a businessman you must be sooooo successful right now aren't you. Is that you Bill Gate? Hello World.

            Luxor, 13 Feb 2020That's the difference between you and the big brain people.... moreThis is part of making it look big and making more money out of poor people. Asking for a mobile device thousands of dollars where you can pay your rent for two months or buy the best fridge and the best washing machine together.

            They do their petty gatherings to make it look big. Yes it's marketing. And spare me the "exchange information". Since when do they have to meet in person NOWADAYS to exchange information. We live in an era where info is available with a blink of an eye.

            By having this thing " Barcelona Mobile Gathering" cancelled, the manufacturers are going to lose popularity, they're going to lose their "GOD-Status" and maybe we get the chance to see their prices falling. Too much exposure raised the prices way more that it should have had.
            I repeat, " They wanna make it look WOW and big " , so they can charge even more, for nothing.

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              • Fayth
              • X%x
              • 13 Feb 2020

              hopefully we can overcome this Covid-19

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                • Anonymous
                • vry
                • 13 Feb 2020

                MasEnha, 13 Feb 2020So sad, I'm waiting for 5G launch, not only a concept or pi... moreWhy are you sad that an event, where the major draw are phones/telecomms, will have the companies not being able to "gather together physically" to show off their wares/products/services?

                Oh, the irony. We have the internet lol.

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                  • Jesper Lars
                  • D8D
                  • 13 Feb 2020

                  A MWC without Chinese companies will be boring

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                    • MasEnha
                    • sSZ
                    • 13 Feb 2020

                    So sad, I'm waiting for 5G launch, not only a concept or pilot on this MWC

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                      • StU
                      • 13 Feb 2020

                      Farhan aka Wolverine, 13 Feb 2020Goes to show how important China is to the mobile phone world.Since they make pretty much of all consumer tech today. Its quite hard not to find something made in china.

                        Way to go

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                          • wasox
                          • 8V}
                          • 13 Feb 2020

                          Farhan aka Wolverine, 13 Feb 2020Goes to show how important China is to the mobile phone world.Everything is important, who manufactures things, and MORE important, the people who buys tje products, not that china only

                            Goes to show how important China is to the mobile phone world.

                              Way to go about starting the 2020 with a bang.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 13 Feb 2020

                                Android User, 13 Feb 2020I am sure you guys at GSMArena must be disappointed and hap... moreVery happy people becouse they won't go to Barcelona (one of the best cities in the world), no free meals, no new tech, no new talks with other journalists. They are happy to stay home, in the grey winter in Bulgaria. Yep. Happy.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • KAw
                                  • 13 Feb 2020

                                  Worked day night for it. Still accept the decission

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 0p}
                                    • 13 Feb 2020

                                    Anonymous, 13 Feb 2020All of the Xiaomi displays, especially OLEDs, are poor in b... moreMy Mi9 Lite trashes a big number of Samsung phones. And is 220$

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                                      • Luxor
                                      • 70g
                                      • 13 Feb 2020

                                      reversal of decision, 13 Feb 2020According to the most recent information from Spain, MWC 20... moreThey cancelled it according to the latest latest of information from Spain.

                                      Few hour later...MWC is not cancelled


                                      Next day...

                                      MWC is cancelled for real now. Period.

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                                        • springvice
                                        • 6cg
                                        • 13 Feb 2020

                                        [deleted post]Yeah, most electronics in your house were made in China too. That makes you a supporter of many kind of viruses.