Microsoft's huge annual conference in May will now be online-only, amid coronavirus fears
Build is one of Microsoft's biggest events, where the company announces new technology across various product lines. Microsoft held Build for the first time in 2011. Prior to that, the company brought together thousands of people for its Professional Developer Conference and Mix events. Around 6,000 people were expected to attend last year's Build event.
"The safety of our community is a top priority. In light of the health safety recommendations for Washington State, we will deliver our annual Microsoft Build event for developers as a digital event, in lieu of an in-person event," a Microsoft spokesperson told CNBC. "We look forward to bringing together our community of developers in this new virtual format to learn, connect and code together. Stay tuned for more details to come.
Washington state, where the conference has been held for the past few years, has been hit particularly hard by the disease, with 31 deaths, more than in all of Japan, according to
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