There were giveaways of a Hummer and a fish tank squeezed into an iMac. A man dressed in a blue bodysuit and rainbow butterfly wings pollinated passersby with demos of Microsoft's latest software Teenagers (and adults) swarmed to a special section to try out new computer games. Rock music pumped from every corner as marketing executives on headsets promoted and walked through the companies' new products to packed audiences.
"Last year's Macworld was depressing," said Jennifer Wills, a graphic artist from Santa Cruz. "This year there's a lot more energy. Maybe it's a good sign for the economy."
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