WWDC 2009 Banners: 'One Year Later, Light-Years Ahead'

adamjackson · Jun 3, 2009, 04:43 AM

This is my personal Flickr set but I just took these. I live a block from Moscone and saw them putting up the banners. I'll take more throughout the weekend and add them to this set as things are added.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamjac...7619180454716/

gothamm · Jun 3, 2009, 04:48 AM

very nice. The focus of the banner is clearly on the app store...so no leaks or hints there.

MacRumors · Jun 3, 2009, 04:50 AM

Adam Jackson has posted the first photos (flickr) from WWDC 2009. Apple has started putting up banners 6 days prior to the event. The theme of this year's WWDC appears centered around the App Store. The main banner in Moscone West reads:

Quote:

One year later. Light-years ahead.

The phrase refers to the iTunes App Store that was launched (less than) one year ago, but has seen major success with over 1 billion apps downloaded in the first nine months. The iPhone will clearly take center stage at WWDC with discussion about the upcoming 3.0 Firmware release as well as possibility that Apple will announce a new iPhone.

WWDC 2009 kicks off on June 8th with a keynote address to be given by Phil Schiller.

Article Link: WWDC 2009 Banners: 'One Year Later, Light-Years Ahead'

mark88 · Jun 3, 2009, 04:53 AM

iphone, iphone, iphone, that's all apple news is about lately.

pigoz · Jun 3, 2009, 04:56 AM

If we don't get a Snow Leopard demo I'm gonna rage

TwinCities Dan · Jun 3, 2009, 04:58 AM

Drools...

Mac AppStore, maybe?

Baadshah · Jun 3, 2009, 04:58 AM

i just old my old iphone 2g yesterday for 400$, is it a good price??
BTW is it 100% confirm that a new iphone will be announced on 8th june?

I am having sleepless nights hehehe

darijoe · Jun 3, 2009, 04:58 AM

Could it have to do with a new space-age iPhone??? I wonder

I'm really excited about this WWDC. Looking forward to finding out a more specific release date for iPhone 3.0, and I can't wait for more details on Snow Leopard and the 3rd generation iPhone too! By now I'm pretty sure that most think that those will come up in the keynote.

DoFoT9 · Jun 3, 2009, 05:01 AM

im over the iphone, give us new macs haha!

darijoe · Jun 3, 2009, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baadshah

i just old my old iphone 2g yesterday for 400$, is it a good price??
BTW is it 100% confirm that a new iphone will be announced on 8th june?

I am having sleepless nights hehehe

That is a VERY good price for it! A 2g iPhone cost $399 for a new one just a year ago! So you did very well!!

No Apple announcement is 100% confirmed, but there is a very high chance of a new iPhone being announced.

Blunder82 · Jun 3, 2009, 05:02 AM

I'd like:
Mac AppStore
Snow Leopard
Macbook pro speedbump (possible oled screens)
And the new Iphone...

Biolizard · Jun 3, 2009, 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pigoz

If we don't get a Snow Leopard demo I'm gonna rage

You and me both.

darijoe · Jun 3, 2009, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biolizard

You and me both.

Can I join in too?? lol

DoFoT9 · Jun 3, 2009, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biolizard

You and me both.

lucky im here in australia then, i will miss your rage

edit::argh darijoe now i have to go to antarctica!

Cynicalone · Jun 3, 2009, 05:11 AM

I'm much more interested in Snow Leopard than iPhone 3.0. Also some new ACD's would be nice.

MH01 · Jun 3, 2009, 05:13 AM

I think the Banner refers to "Copy and paste", I am excited....

My second quess is FW on on the MB....

I would bet my house on a new Iphone being released. I just hope its more exciting then the rumours... comeon apple, surprise us!!!

bigandy · Jun 3, 2009, 05:18 AM

Place your bets for time spent on iPhone 3.0 -v- 10.6.

I'll place my bet on a 70/30 split, in favour of the iPhone.

yetanotherdave · Jun 3, 2009, 05:22 AM

Why would anyone want a mac app store? Isn't the mac software community ok as it is? If apple takes away my ability to install whatever I want on my computer, without going through iTunes, without their approval, I would go linux. This is my computer, not my phone.

Voidness · Jun 3, 2009, 05:24 AM

But the banner doesn't make any sense. A year is a unit of time, a light year is a unit of distance. So, if one year later Apple is light years ahead, does that mean Apple discovered faster-than-light travel? That would be awesome.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pigoz

If we don't get a Snow Leopard demo I'm gonna rage

Don't worry, Apple is definitely going to talk about Snow Leopard. From the WWDC Press Release:

Quote:

“Last June, we gave developers an early look at the powerful new technologies that form the underpinnings of Mac OS X Snow Leopard,” said Bertrand Serlet, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. “At WWDC, we will be giving our developers a final Developer Preview release so they can see the incredible progress we’ve made on Snow Leopard and work with us as we move toward its final release.”

MH01 · Jun 3, 2009, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigandy

Place your bets for time spent on iPhone 3.0 -v- 10.6.

I'll place my bet on a 70/30 split, in favour of the iPhone.

I'd go as far as saying that Apple has spend 70/30 in the last two years on Iphone v rest of the product line

. It looks like the market they wish to dominate.

stofferdk · Jun 3, 2009, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yetanotherdave

Why would anyone want a mac app store? Isn't the mac software community ok as it is? If apple takes away my ability to install whatever I want on my computer, without going through iTunes, without their approval, I would go linux. This is my computer, not my phone.

Mac App store would be a nice addition (another CHOICE) to the existing community. I would welcome it.

cbw87 · Jun 3, 2009, 05:24 AM

Mac AppStore should never happen. Stupid suggestion, if you ask me (I realise that nobody did).

1. Even if it starts off "in addition" to normal installations, it will move in the direction of being the exclusive source of Mac apps, which will lead to the absurd problems we've seen with iPhone rejections: who wants Apple playing gatekeeper? Not me, for sure.

2. Installing software on your Mac isn't difficult, it doesn't need to be made easy. An app directory might be useful, but PLEASE not in iTunes, it's already bloated enough as it is, perhaps on the Apple website (although there probably already is one?)

3. Why is Apple going to want to deal with all the hassle of dealing with developers, infrastructure, staffing etc?

4. People install apps on their Macs far less often than on their iPhones, and Mac apps are released less regularly, the experience doesn't need to be simplified to oblivion.

In this respect, I'd definitely be inclined to say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Until Apple comes out with a Tablet or something where finding installing apps is difficult/time consuming, then we might see the app store concept expanded.

I don't think it's a good move business-wise for Apple or for us as consumers.

vvebsta · Jun 3, 2009, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark88

iphone, iphone, iphone, that's all apple news is about lately.

psh heck yeah!

koobcamuk · Jun 3, 2009, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwinCities Dan

Drools...

Mac AppStore, maybe?

People would be "accidentally" buying Photoshop CS4...

... just like they bought the "I am a TW4T Rich" app.

vvebsta · Jun 3, 2009, 05:28 AM

What exactly is a mac appstore? like the downloads section of the apple website? but via itunes?? i'm confused

Jun 3, 2009, 04:43 AM	#1
adamjackson macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008	WWDC 2009 Photos [IMG] This is my personal Flickr set but I just took these. I live a block from Moscone and saw them putting up the banners. I'll take more throughout the weekend and add them to this set as things are added. http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamjac...7619180454716/

Jun 3, 2009, 04:56 AM	#5
pigoz macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Milan, Italy	If we don't get a Snow Leopard demo I'm gonna rage __________________ Aluminium iMac 20" 2.4Ghz C2D

Jun 3, 2009, 04:58 AM	#6
TwinCities Dan macrumors Demi-God Join Date: May 2008 Location: Land of 11,842 Lakes	Drools... Mac AppStore, maybe? __________________ "TCD is good enough, smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like him." - rdowns

Jun 3, 2009, 04:58 AM	#8
darijoe macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Could it have to do with a new space-age iPhone??? I wonder I'm really excited about this WWDC. Looking forward to finding out a more specific release date for iPhone 3.0, and I can't wait for more details on Snow Leopard and the 3rd generation iPhone too! By now I'm pretty sure that most think that those will come up in the keynote. __________________ Byte into an Apple  iPod touch 1st gen 32GB (Apr 2008) Apple TV 160GB (Nov 2008) Aluminium MacBook Late 2008 2.4GHz 250GB HDD 2GB RAM (Apr 2009)

Jun 3, 2009, 05:01 AM	#9
DoFoT9 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NSW, Australia	im over the iphone, give us new macs haha! __________________ MBP CD2.16ghz, 500gb, 2GB Ram, X1600 OC'd, 19" iMac24" 2.8ghz 750gb 4gbram Hackintosh E4600 3GHz 10.5.4 8500GT MozyMac

Jun 3, 2009, 04:48 AM	#2
gothamm macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2007	very nice. The focus of the banner is clearly on the app store...so no leaks or hints there.

Jun 3, 2009, 04:53 AM	#4
mark88 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2004	iphone, iphone, iphone, that's all apple news is about lately.

Jun 3, 2009, 04:58 AM	#7
Baadshah macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2008	i just old my old iphone 2g yesterday for 400$, is it a good price?? BTW is it 100% confirm that a new iphone will be announced on 8th june? I am having sleepless nights hehehe

Jun 3, 2009, 05:02 AM	#11
Blunder82 macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2008	I'd like: Mac AppStore Snow Leopard Macbook pro speedbump (possible oled screens) And the new Iphone...

Jun 3, 2009, 05:11 AM	#15
Cynicalone macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Okie land	I'm much more interested in Snow Leopard than iPhone 3.0. Also some new ACD's would be nice.

Jun 3, 2009, 05:13 AM	#16
MH01 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2008	I think the Banner refers to "Copy and paste", I am excited.... My second quess is FW on on the MB.... I would bet my house on a new Iphone being released. I just hope its more exciting then the rumours... comeon apple, surprise us!!!

Jun 3, 2009, 05:18 AM	#17
bigandy macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Soho, London	Place your bets for time spent on iPhone 3.0 -v- 10.6. I'll place my bet on a 70/30 split, in favour of the iPhone. __________________ "any day that involves cat pee is a really bad day" - iBlue ǝןƃooɹɯ

Jun 3, 2009, 05:22 AM	#18
yetanotherdave macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Weston-Super-Mare, England	Why would anyone want a mac app store? Isn't the mac software community ok as it is? If apple takes away my ability to install whatever I want on my computer, without going through iTunes, without their approval, I would go linux. This is my computer, not my phone. __________________ yetanotherdave.com \| twitter.com/yetanotherdave Uni MacBook Pro SD \| 2.66Ghz Core2Duo \| 320Gb \| 4Gb \| 10.6.2 iPhone 3g White 16Gb

Jun 3, 2009, 05:24 AM	#22
cbw87 macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2008	Mac AppStore should never happen. Stupid suggestion, if you ask me (I realise that nobody did). 1. Even if it starts off "in addition" to normal installations, it will move in the direction of being the exclusive source of Mac apps, which will lead to the absurd problems we've seen with iPhone rejections: who wants Apple playing gatekeeper? Not me, for sure. 2. Installing software on your Mac isn't difficult, it doesn't need to be made easy. An app directory might be useful, but PLEASE not in iTunes, it's already bloated enough as it is, perhaps on the Apple website (although there probably already is one?) 3. Why is Apple going to want to deal with all the hassle of dealing with developers, infrastructure, staffing etc? 4. People install apps on their Macs far less often than on their iPhones, and Mac apps are released less regularly, the experience doesn't need to be simplified to oblivion. In this respect, I'd definitely be inclined to say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Until Apple comes out with a Tablet or something where finding installing apps is difficult/time consuming, then we might see the app store concept expanded. I don't think it's a good move business-wise for Apple or for us as consumers.

Jun 3, 2009, 05:28 AM	#25
vvebsta macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2006	What exactly is a mac appstore? like the downloads section of the apple website? but via itunes?? i'm confused

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