Macworld spoke to IDG World Expo vice president, Paul Kent about today's announcement by Apple that they wold no longer participate in the Macworld Expo. 

Paul told the folks at Macworld IDG is committed to a 2010 Macworld at Moscone Center. Below is a some of what they told Macworld:

"We are committed to serve their interests at the Moscone Center, January 4-8, 2010. Future events will continue to provide quality education, dynamic product viewing and will additionally focus on the amazing ways people are putting Apple products to work across all endeavors from desktops to iPhones to games to music.

We look forward to many successful years of Macworld to come."

You can read the entire statement at Macworld.com. It'll be interesting to atend Macworld Expo without Apple next year. 

Here's a quick question for the Mac|Life community. Would you attend a Macworld Expo without Apple? You can drop your answer in the comments below.