Apple confirms June date for Worldwide Developers Conference
AppleInsider StaffApple this week acknowledged that its 2007 Worldwide Developers Conference will take place during the second week of June in downtown San Francisco, two months earlier than the previous year.
"This June, the center of the Mac universe will be in downtown San Francisco, as developers and IT professionals from around the globe come together for the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference," the company said. "Don't miss this opportunity to connect with Apple engineers, get a firsthand look at the latest technology, and spend a week getting the kind of inspiration you won't find anywhere else."
Further details, including the host venue, were not provided. However, it's been reported that the conference will remain at the Moscone West convention center.
Last year's WWDC took place during the second week of August and gave way to the first public demonstration of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, new Xeon Xserves, and the quad-core Mac Pro workstation.
This year's conference is expected to coincide with the consumer release of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and the launch of at least one new Mac system.
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this is good. I haven't been following the WWDC events very thouroughly through the years but dont they normally take place around august or sometime in august?
Leopard
this is good. I haven't been following the WWDC events very thouroughly through the years but dont they normally take place around august or sometime in august?
Leopard
No, May/June is the normal time frame for WWDC. Last year's WWDC in August was the odd one out.
Woo! WWDC I can't wait!
I've been dying for Leopard... and I'm going to assume they are going to announce the iPhone is shipping
We all know what happens when you assume.
I don't know about a new Macintosh system though... Maybe its time for the Mac Mini to get a new update?
I don't know about a new Macintosh system though... Maybe its time for the Mac Mini to get a new update?
WWDC is one of the times that pro machines are often updated. The original G5, Mac Pro and Xserve Xeon systems were introduced during a WWDC. I think other Xserves were announced then too.
If the iPhone is not shipping by then I think Steve will announce the ship date. Just because Apple said June we all know that may mean June 30
I also believe the main topic for discussion will be an iPhone SDK. Leopard will have just come out so it's not likely that they will discuss Mac OS 10.6 till next years WWDC. Developers will have to have something new and exciting to code for otherwise this years conference will be a snoozefest as they will just be covering the same topics as last year.
Here?s to hoping!