Microsof❀t is the latest company to pꦉull out of CES 2022 over concerns about the omicron COVID variant.

CES is one of the biggest electronic events and, like most large trade shows and events, has struggled to keep g🌞oing during the pandemic. The shows organizers have vowed to go on with the 2022 event in January, but multiple high-profile companies have already bowed out over amid the omicron surge, including , Intel, .

, Microsoft is the latest company to pull out.

“After reviewing the latest data on the rapidly evolving COVID en🌄vironment, Microsoft has decided not to participate in-person at CES 2🌜022,” said a company spokesperson.

While CES organizers want🃏 to press forward, if high-profile companies kee🤡p dropping out, there may not be a conference to save.