Well, it’s that time of year again – WWDC time and Apple has made it official with their announcement of the WWDC 2010 official dates release.
What’s WWDC you ask? What’s the price, the date, the juicy details? Well let me explain!
First off for my newbies – What is WWDC?
The short version – The WWDC (The Worldwide Developer Conference) is a tech conference that Mac, iPhone, iPod, and now iPad developers attend for the latest news and tech sessions on everything Apple related.
This year WWDC will be held in it’s usual location Moscone West in San Francisco, California on June 7th – 11th, Only 5 WEEKS AWAY!
For those ‘ole WWDC pros, a few things have changed. For one, they are NOT awarding any Mac apps this year, I know bummer. Also, the price has INCREASED. But are we really surprised, when was the last time Apple showed any concern for your pocketbook and pricing -recession or not, lol? Another kick to the ”you know what” for Mac developers, most of the sessions provided during the WWDC are geared towards iPhone and iPad development ONLY. Quite interesting!
Also, I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but you also don’t have to submit your app to be considered for the Apple Design Award this year, you simply have to have a live app in the AppStore. I think this makes sense, yet I have a feeling the apps that have already been featured and have already received high praises, high sales, Apple commercial features, etc. will be the same apps receiving Apple Design Awards.
So you guys be the judge. What do you think about the ‘NEW WWDC’ - no Mac apps? Do you think Apple has forgotten it’s core or will Apple surprise us with some “huge news” (sorry had to speculate or maybe this is just my wishful thinking sneaking in)? Do you think the Apple Design Awards are to expensive for the average non-top 100 app developers to attend? Do you think Mac apps will ever return to WWDC or was this just the last nail in the coffin for Mac apps?
Whatever your opinion, if you plan on attending open that piggy bank and call your travel agent (who really has a travel agent these days) . WWDC Tickets are presently on sale now for US$1,599. All attendees keep us posted!
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