In a blow to the franchise, the upcoming Macworld Conference & Expo will be Apple’s last. The tech giant is pulling out of the yearly event where Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) faithful convene to be wowed by new products, attend seminars and info sessions, and generally geek out. Philip Schiller, Apple’s SVP of worldwide product marketing, will deliver the opening keynote—which is normally delivered by co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs—for the conference this January, but the company said (via a press release) that it would not exhibit at future shows. Full details on paidContent.org

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