Major Apple event set for June 8-12
Apple (AAPL) mailed out invitations on Thursday for its 2009 World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) — the premier event for anyone working on software for the Mac, iPhone or iPod touch.
It's scheduled for June 8 – 12 in San Francisco's Moscone Center — neatly filling the mysterious "Corporate Meeting" slot reserved for those days on the Moscone Center site — and it promises to be a big one.
Among the events Apple watchers have been anticipating for WWDC 2009:
- The release of OS X Snow Leopard, the latest major update of the Macintosh operating system (see here)
- A first look at the next iPhone, widely expected to be released in late June or early July (link)
- The return of Steve Jobs, whose medical leave is scheduled to end in June (see here)
The e-mail from Apple mentions none of those things, however. Instead, it reads as follows:
Turn your ideas into groundbreaking apps at WWDC 2009. Don't miss your chance to join over 1000 Apple engineers and 5000 of your peers for an exciting five days of hands-on learning, in-depth technical presentations, and one-to-one code-level assistance. Whether you're developing, deploying, or integrating with Apple technologies, WWDC 2009 will provide the insight and inspiration you need to take your work to the next level.
Tickets for last year's WWDC, it reminds developers, were sold out. They will sell for $1,295 through April 24th, after which Apple plans to raise the price by $300. For more details, click here.
Apple will probably introduce the touch screen netbook. It should be something between the mac air and the iphone. I'm very excited.
Hey Mark, are you one of the inside beta testers of the product? Just wondering how you have come to your conclusions of it being a "whole new computer"? Just hope it doesn't turn out like Leopard, maybe they should test it a little longer. I know I dealt with the problems first hand and on multiple systems. What a headache when people are expecting it to "just work"
Hey Mark, are you one of the inside beta testers of the product? Just wondering how you have come to your conclusions of it being a "whole new computer"? Just hope it doesn't turn out like Leopard, maybe they should test it a little longer. I know I dealt with the problems first hand and on multiple systems. What a headache when people are expecting it to "just work"
Snow Leopard will have a new Cocoa Finder and user interface tweaks, but the real WOW will be that it will make most Macs (sold over the last 18 months) much much faster. It will feel like you've gotten a new computer for just $129 (or whatever they charge). When was the last time that happened?
Cool. I can't wait for them to roll out the new, improved, part cyborg Steve Jobs. Jobs 2.0, with the single piece aluminum whipple.
Snow leopard looks like a bit of a gyp. It is basically a good upgrade, but it is not going to have much wow factor. Only the hard core techno priests are going to be blow away-ed. If they charge for it, there will be grief.
By the way, ex ped, I still haven't got that Xserve.
On the US website, it says you must wait 24hrs for it to ship.
On the UK website, it now says 3-4 weeks.
What the hell is that about?
Apple will probably introduce the touch screen netbook. It should be something between the mac air and the iphone. I'm very excited.