For the past few months, most companies have been cancelling in person conferences and moving online due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Microsoft is no exception.
The company cancelled upcoming events like Build and Inspire, and the latest one to be canceled was Ignite, which isn’t scheduled until September.
That Ignite cancelation came with a confirmation from Microsoft that it won’t hold any in-person events for the rest of the year, and a rumor that it won’t hold any in-person events for its entire next fiscal year, meaning until the end of June 2021. Just a week later,
Microsoft has confirmed Mary Jo Foley’s report that the company won’t hold any in-person events for the rest of the year, and a rumor that it won’t hold any in-person events for its entire next fiscal year, meaning until the end of June 2021.
From MVP Ginny Caughey.
It's official: All Microsoft conferences will be digital-only through July 2021. pic.twitter.com/wTBb7Z6pQB
— Ginny Caughey (@gcaughey) April 6, 2020
Stay tuned.
