Seems pretty obvious to me that the two bridges are just saying developers need to have parallel development of their apps...one version for Macs and the other for iPhones.
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Apple Announces WWDC 2008 (June 9-13, 2008)
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Antares
macrumors 68000
Well, you're not naive...he's just simply wrong. Apple will not be releasing a G5 Powerbook. It's actually a G6 or G7 Powerbook that they're going to announce.....
2 big announcements. both coming from, well uhh, apple and going to us the consumers. to get there there is a need for a bridge, or two, and those bridges are the connection between one land mass (apple) and another (me!). this is a developer based conference, so the developers are clearly part of the ever symbolic bridge.
actually im not looking at this invitation that symbolically, i think its just eyecatching photoshop that sets the precedence for something monumental from apple. could be wrong.
im surprised more people arent talking about possible mbp or mb revisions, since there was a big thread about possible laptop revisions in june
actually im not looking at this invitation that symbolically, i think its just eyecatching photoshop that sets the precedence for something monumental from apple. could be wrong.
im surprised more people arent talking about possible mbp or mb revisions, since there was a big thread about possible laptop revisions in june
oh and anyone else notice that it ends on a friday? friday the 13th!?! hmmmm...😛
also, on a completely unrelated note, friday the 13th is the day i graduate high school. ohhh boyy.
also, on a completely unrelated note, friday the 13th is the day i graduate high school. ohhh boyy.
Holmes89
macrumors regular
It happens the week after I graduate (day after my graduation party) so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for
1. MB update (processor and or cosmetic)
2.Back to School campaign
3. New iPod?
pilotError
macrumors 68020
Peace
Cancelled
Funny!
Folks are ( like usual ) putting too much into a graphic. It's just this way because there are now two development platforms. One for computers and one for handheld devices. Simple as that. Nothing to read into.
Peel
macrumors 6502a
Quillz
macrumors 65816
They could still use the code names Couger, Lynx, Bobcat and Kitten. Mac OS X Lion just doesn't have nice ring to it. I hope Couger is the code name for 10.6.
4np
macrumors 6502a
iPhone/iPod touch = the next generation iPod + extras. The iPod classic will, of course, eventually be phased out when NAND prices drop and 1.8" harddrives become obsolete. The only reason you can still buy the iPod classic is because 160GB NAND is way too expensive, and a touch screen + 1.8" harddisk draws too much power.
The second bridge symbolises not just the iPhone, but the touch platform itself...
EagerDragon
macrumors 68020
Based on how I read your post, looks like you just want someone to get into an argument with you. At least that is what I get from your tone.
Sorry not biting.
you guys are worse than Lost viewers! 🙂
In SF where the WWDC is held, the Gate Bridge is a landmark.
"A landmark event. In more ways than one."
Hence, two landmarks. One for "Everything Mac" and the other for "Everything iPhone." Or one existing landmark and the other - the Apple conference.
You see what they did? They made two versions of the most famous landmark in SF. That's the whole concept. They aren't thinking beyond that. If it was in Seattle, they'd have two space needles etc.
In SF where the WWDC is held, the Gate Bridge is a landmark.
"A landmark event. In more ways than one."
Hence, two landmarks. One for "Everything Mac" and the other for "Everything iPhone." Or one existing landmark and the other - the Apple conference.
You see what they did? They made two versions of the most famous landmark in SF. That's the whole concept. They aren't thinking beyond that. If it was in Seattle, they'd have two space needles etc.
Holmes89
macrumors regular
Do you think they'll use Lynx even though it's already a Unix OS from 1986?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LynxOS
Why exactly should I "not get upset" when it self-enforces its rules I don't like?
Why should I be happy if software does something I don't like?
I was looking forward to writing apps for my iPhone. And now it turns out that after waiting for nearly a year for the iPhone and half a year for the SDK, I _still_ cannot use it.
If you don't understand why that would upset me, I suggest you don't understand how Mac fans work.
OF COURSE I am upset that there is a feature of the iPhone that I cannot use.
There would be no "non-compliant" apps in the wild if Apple simply sold me a key now. And I somehow doubt that there will be fewer "non-compliant" apps around just because keys are sold to Americans first while Europeans have to wait another few months.
And if I told you that I would give you a free piece of software that washes your car and you find out that it comes with a "car emulator" that it washes while washing your real car would cost 99 dollars a year, you would certainly not claim that what I gave you was "free car-washing software".
And if you really wanted the software to wash your car (in fact, you have bought the car because you liked that idea so much) and found out that OTHER people, not you, can make use of the 99 dollars a year service; don't tell me you wouldn't be upset.
Do you really think that a free SDK that targets an emulator is what people expected when they read "free iPhone SDK"?
I certainly didn't expect that after I read "free".
I don't mind Apple charging 99 dollars a year, but I am annoyed that they call it "free" and that they won't sell me the 99 dollars a year key I need to use the SDK in a meaningful way.
I already studied the documentation and experimented a bit. I have a Hello World program running and lots of time this weekend to learn more. (It's St. Patrick's Day Monday.) The only things I am missing is the iPhone (which will be released tomorrow and I pre-ordered one) and the functionality to install the software on the iPhone (which a "free SDK" should provide).
Most of my colleagues at work don't share my enthusiasm for the iPhone. They think like you do: who cares about waiting another few months? A free SDK that targets an emulator is cool enough. Who is interested in writing apps for their telephone?
Well, I am. And I am upset that it is AGAIN delayed.
First it takes a few months to get the iPhone to Europe and Britain, then another few months to get it to Ireland, and then, when the phone is here and the SDK available, I find out that it will be another few months until I can use the SDK with the iPhone.
And you wonder why that would upset me?
Gee...
As opposed to the people who suddenly don't mind when Apple delays a product or feature?
Oh, please. I am angry, yes.
Take a Mac fan, any Mac fan. Let's use one who waited for a G5 laptop back in the days. Tell him that you don't see why he is upset that Apple STILL didn't make one after two years. I might lead to an argument, yes.
I have many friends who are Mac fans. Not a single one of them is not upset about the renewed delay of the SDK (with, again, full functionality).
This bunch here were the first Mac fans (or so it is implied) I ran into who apparently didn't mind.
Maybe Steve will turn around and say that it was a mistake not to sell developer registrations to Europeans immediately?
Remember that's how the SDK was released. At first Apple said Web apps are enough. But everyone was disappointed. (You can watch the keynote. It was VERY obvious that everyone expected better.) Hence he announced the SDK. And he disappointed again.
He doesn't seem to understand that people/developers wanted to develop native applications for the iPhone. And it seems like he is finding more and more ways to delay it.
I wonder what he will announce in two months. What further delay will there be?
Bridges
OMG APPLE IS MAKING ANOTHER GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE?!?!? haha, kidding. I like the metaphor though, very good use of visual metaphors.
OMG APPLE IS MAKING ANOTHER GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE?!?!? haha, kidding. I like the metaphor though, very good use of visual metaphors.
Globetrotter
macrumors regular
I think WWDC 08 will be really great. Developments will be mainly on the iPhone SDK, and also Leopard.
But Mac OS X 10.6? Sneak preview WWDC 09. No earlier.
2008 will be mainly a year of consolidation for Apple. No 3G iPhone. No 10.6. No major product revisions.
So kill the hype now!, before you all work up to 3G iphones, and touchscreen imacs, and 10.6 previews. Not gonna happen 🙂
Peace and God Bless!
But Mac OS X 10.6? Sneak preview WWDC 09. No earlier.
2008 will be mainly a year of consolidation for Apple. No 3G iPhone. No 10.6. No major product revisions.
So kill the hype now!, before you all work up to 3G iphones, and touchscreen imacs, and 10.6 previews. Not gonna happen 🙂
Peace and God Bless!
Hey hey.....are you steve jobs?😱
but honestly, i think its too early for a OS 11 preview, more like WWDC 09.
I've just done a search on wiki, apple doesnt have a track record of introducing hardware in WWDCs.
So i dont think we will see any MB, MBP Re designs then..which means the next update will be in Macworld 09?
sblasl
macrumors 6502a
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Subfamily Felinae
Genus Felis
Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis bieti)
Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)
Pallas's Cat (Felis manul)
Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes)
Wild Cat (Felis silvestris)
Domestic Cat (Felis silvestris catus)
Genus Prionailurus
Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
Iriomote Cat (Prionailurus iriomotensis)
Flat-headed Cat (Prionailurus planiceps)
Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
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Cougar (Puma concolor)
Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
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Canadian Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)
Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Genus Leopardus
Pantanal (Leopardus braccatus)
Colocolo (Leopardus colocolo)
Geoffroy's Cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)
Kodkod (Leopardus guigna)
Andean Mountain Cat (Leopardus jacobitus)
Pampas Cat (Leopardus pajeros)
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)
Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
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Serval (Leptailurus serval)
Genus Caracal
Caracal (Caracal caracal)
Genus Profelis
African Golden Cat (Profelis aurata)
Genus Catopuma
Bay Cat (Catopuma badia)
Asian Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii)
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Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata)
Subfamily Pantherinae
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Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
Bornean Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi)
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Lion (Panthera leo)
Jaguar (Panthera onca)
Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Tiger (Panthera tigris)
Genus Uncia
Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia)
I hope to see new MacBook Pro's at the WWDC. The current ones are just a shade faster than the MacBook's. I had ordered a MacBook pro with a 2.6GHz and a 200Gb 7200rpm drive, but yesterday I cancelled it. Because it's just not much of an upgrade from the previous one.