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Apple Giving $25 App Store Gift Certificates to WWDC Attendees

longofest said:
And its so pointless. Every other major company (Google, Microsoft) simply has multiple developer conferences per year. It's past time for Apple to get on board so that more devs can attend.
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They do?

Anyway, I didn't get in, someone I know did apply (as a joke) and got in.
 
tbh the coat is worth more than this voucher...all are pretty bad though when you do look at say Microsoft who were giving away Surface Pro 3 tablets away to their attendees.

tbh some will say they had to give them away and it is a publicity stunt...but still they gave them away.

why not give a japanese style mystery bag away that may have an ipad or something in it ...get rid of old stock...they paid loads for the tickets after all.
 
Congrats and I'm happy for you!

harrisonw1998 said:
I'm an iOS developer in high school, and I'm @harrisonw1998 who tweeted that above--I won a WWDC Student scholarship, and my school administration approved this as a fully excused absence from school, so don't hate! There are 200 student developers that won scholarships to WWDC this year.
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Congrats and I'm happy for you! Never mind the 'old' farts here on MacRumors... :D
 
Hopefully the attendees will be told in the keynote that those App Store gift vouchers are for use on the new app-enabled Apple TV, and here are all the nice API's that allow you to port your existing apps really easily.
 
iLilana said:
you are paying 1 thousand to get in and you are only getting a 25$ gift cert? they SHOULD be giving out freaking ipads or something substantial.
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Or they could do nothing... Look nobody forced anyone to pay the entry fee to WWDC. Clearly, tons of people thought the price was worth it so they paid it. Why complain when Apple throws in a bonus that they clearly weren't obligated to do. Such an entitlement society these days...
 
harrisonw1998 said:
I'm an iOS developer in high school, and I'm @harrisonw1998 who tweeted that above--I won a WWDC Student scholarship, and my school administration approved this as a fully excused absence from school, so don't hate! There are 200 student developers that won scholarships to WWDC this year.
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Haters always gonna hate and that's the lesson that teachers might not be covering during the course of high school. Regardless, keep up the good work, enjoy the conference which I'm sure you deserve and I hope it'll inspire you on developing something good for us to enjoy in the future.

Best of luck young fellow ;-)
 
This is actually a phenomenal gesture by Apple to attendees and I doubt nobody will be complaining upon receipt of this gift. This is great to see and is another reason why I completely love Apple. They will never lose that magical ability to delight and surprise us.
 
haydn! said:
Those saying it's a small/pointless gesture based on the price of the ticket. It's like you think people are only going to WWDC to get the $25 gift card... they're paying for the hundreds of coding workshops to attend with priceless insight from the experts behind it all... it's basically a crash course in everything Apple OS.

Courses and learning of this nature often cost three/four figure sums. Hell, my company spent £3k sending five of us on a 2 day introductory course into SharePoint (I know, I'm sorry too, trust me!) where we learnt more from five minutes on Google than we did the course!
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I think my company got scammed by the same useless SharePoint workshop :)
 
JackieTreehorn said:
There's a 16-year-old attending WWDC? Shouldn't he be in school or something? :cool:
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Around my part of the country, kids start school end of August, beginning of September and finishes end of May or beginning of June. They then have a couple weeks off for Christmas. I know a couple local school districts finished up last week.
 
harrisonw1998 said:
I'm an iOS developer in high school, and I'm @harrisonw1998 who tweeted that above--I won a WWDC Student scholarship, and my school administration approved this as a fully excused absence from school, so don't hate! There are 200 student developers that won scholarships to WWDC this year.
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So you're going to WWDC then? That's amazing. I'm personally in year 2 of high school, and I could only dream of going to WWDC. Are you barred from talking about the application process?
 
JackieTreehorn said:
There's a 16-year-old attending WWDC? Shouldn't he be in school or something? :cool:
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I would imagine attending the WWDC is worth more than attending school during the last week of classes of the year, after most students already were award a certificate for the year, and during a time when hardly anything serious gets done.

There also a chance of getting credit for attending this educational event.

Or he's Homeschooled, and already managed his schedule to be able to attend during those dates..
 
I'm beyond confused by those who think that the devs who pay to attend, are doing so, or should be entitled to short-termist rewards such as products because of what they pay. Paying, and the amount that Apple charges ensures that (especially indie devs) are entirely serious about developing and most of the time ensuring a quality to their apps. That then allows them to ask questions about existing and new possibilities which they then implement their skills to get a return - not simply hand over some money to Apple to get lavished with products and treated like kings.

I do honestly think Apple still has the best app store (quantity+quality) thanks to such policies (in addition to their app acceptance policies too). There are arguments to the Google approach, but I see how Apple and users benefit from such policies and it would naive to think that you somehow know better.
 
Lol, now that is too cheap, Apple. Only $25? How about a bundle package: Gift card, iPhone/iPad case, headphones, Apple TV 2, and an iPod. Something along those lines.
 
harrisonw1998 said:
I'm an iOS developer in high school, and I'm @harrisonw1998 who tweeted that above--I won a WWDC Student scholarship, and my school administration approved this as a fully excused absence from school, so don't hate! There are 200 student developers that won scholarships to WWDC this year.
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I guess I was born in the wrong era. I was the only student in my whole high school who had a computer and also knew how to program it. Not even the teachers including the principal had one. Not even the school administration used computers back then.

In other words, make the best out of it, enjoy it and learn as much as you can.
I would suggest that you focus on iBeacons and the Medical/Health field. That's were the real money may be in the near future.

Please keep us posted, if they allow you, without breaking any confidentiality agreement. :D
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
Probably worth more than $25 to just hold onto that piece of Apple memorabilia for 25 years. I mean, Apple only made 6000 gift cards that look like that, right? Most of them will be redeemed and thrown in the trash? So give it 25 years and maybe it'll be worth $500 or something. Still won't cover the cost of the ticket to go to WWDC.
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Very good point. I wouldn't want to redeem mine either for that reason alone.
 
Pair said:
I'm beyond confused by those who think that the devs who pay to attend, are doing so, or should be entitled to short-termist rewards such as products because of what they pay. Paying, and the amount that Apple charges ensures that (especially indie devs) are entirely serious about developing and most of the time ensuring a quality to their apps. That then allows them to ask questions about existing and new possibilities which they then implement their skills to get a return - not simply hand over some money to Apple to get lavished with products and treated like kings.

I do honestly think Apple still has the best app store (quantity+quality) thanks to such policies (in addition to their app acceptance policies too). There are arguments to the Google approach, but I see how Apple and users benefit from such policies and it would naive to think that you somehow know better.
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It's heavy duty training. If it was free, the whole place would be filled of curious and ignorants, making the event a nuisance. So, only those who actually value it (and unfortunately only those who can afford it) will attend.
The rest of us may be able to benefit from the session videos when posted in the WWDC App.

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nfl46 said:
Lol, now that is too cheap, Apple. Only $25? How about a bundle package: Gift card, iPhone/iPad case, headphones, Apple TV 2, and an iPod. Something along those lines.
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Well, if you wait until their 50th anniversary you may get a $50 Gift Card. Your children or grandchildren may get $75 and $100 respectively when the time comes. :D
 
I know that I have asked this before, but when and where will the spoiler-free thread be posted? It would be nice if they put it up today.
 
That's nice, Apple doesn't have to give out anything anyways for those who think it's cheap. If your a developer going to this conference I'd hope that you made more then the ticket price for your apps otherwise why go?
 
HenryDJP said:
Very good point. I wouldn't want to redeem mine either for that reason alone.
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Crap, now the value is going down as people are going to catch on!

Pair said:
I'm beyond confused by those who think that the devs who pay to attend, are doing so, or should be entitled to short-termist rewards such as products because of what they pay. Paying, and the amount that Apple charges ensures that (especially indie devs) are entirely serious about developing and most of the time ensuring a quality to their apps. That then allows them to ask questions about existing and new possibilities which they then implement their skills to get a return - not simply hand over some money to Apple to get lavished with products and treated like kings.
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I'm pretty sure the people saying these things think that they are paying $1599 to watch a keynote, as if it's like a concert or something. Just for the privilege of seeing Apple execs live on stage.
 
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harrisonw1998 said:
I'm an iOS developer in high school, and I'm @harrisonw1998 who tweeted that above--I won a WWDC Student scholarship, and my school administration approved this as a fully excused absence from school, so don't hate! There are 200 student developers that won scholarships to WWDC this year.
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please take my java 2 exam for me? - ill give u a $50 gift card

no but seriously, i am jealous at your skills. i will never understand it and itll be the death of me lol
 
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