Stefan Mileschin

According to sources close to the matter, Microsoft's prime floor space for CES 2013 was sold in just 45 minutes. Apparently not everyone is afraid of the "curse of CES." The space was sold to Dish and Chinese electronics maker Hisense for the same price Microsoft would have paid had it opted to attend next year's show, the source said. Space selection for the 2013 CES, which began today, is a three-day process, so it's unknown how many exhibitors plan to be at next year's conference. More than 3,100 exhibitors are attending this years CES, compared with 2,800 at the 2011 show.

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