I'm very inclined to believe that they will be opening up the Apple TV to third party app development. The main evidence:
- The tagline: "whole new world" etc
- Apple TV sales have skyrocketed. Would be stupid not to open it up.
- TV being an area of "intense interest" as Cook says.
- There are loads and loads of currently announced sessions and labs for the 2013 WWDC schedule. The number of them is so much that they are either introducing an absolute ton of new developer stuff for iOS and OS X, or are opening up Apple TV development.
Not saying it's a definite, but I would be genuinely surprised if they don't finally give Apple TV an app store. One may argue that the unannounced sessions could be for an iWatch, however it seems as though it's a little too early to bring something like that out. I would expect a watch closer to November or early next year.
This is pretty much what I think is going to happen. Apple TV update that allows third party apps. HBO Go will be one of the featured apps - Kessler already outright said so back in February.
It's too early for the iWatch. Tim Cook talked about it at the AllThingsD and he sounded like he doesn't feel like they've got the right form factor yet. They won't release it until they feel that it will catch fire with teenagers.
I think folders will look like the stack of 'icons' the apple logo is on, on the banner.
Every WWDC feels Christmas! You are always surprised one way or another.
It's too early for the iWatch. Tim Cook talked about it at the AllThingsD and he sounded like he doesn't feel like they've got the right form factor yet. They won't release it until they feel that it will catch fire with teenagers.
If iOS 7 goes this way, I will be more than happy to upgrade. This looks super clean and new.
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If the teenagers can afford iPhones, they can afford a watch. Besides, if it's expensive enough that only some teenagers can afford it, it creates demand because the other teenagers will want it. We all want what we can't have."catch fire with teenagers"
You got that right! haha
But i would think the ones with the cash to splash are guys in their 20s to early 30s
If iOS 7 goes this way, I will be more than happy to upgrade. This looks super clean and new.
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2013: Year of the transparent icon.
Let's show a comment of how many of us believe iWatch will debut at the conference!!
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