Apple Inc. has recently announced that this will be the final year that the company will be exhibiting at the annual Macworld conference.  This press release has the official statement from Apple.  This years Macworld conference will be held January 5-9, 2009 in San Francisco at the Moscone Center.  For many years, the keynote address speeches that Steve Jobs has given at various conferences have made big news.  Many of these historic keynote speeches have been at Macworld and similar shows.  Apple has recently said that they have been scaling back their exposure at different conventions and other exhibitions.  On on hand it may be good that the company has so many avenues to deliver its message, but on the other hand it is a shame that the biggest name at the Macworld show is going to be leaving.