Why is anyone surprised? Its a software conference. It does have hardware occasionally but most years it doesn't.
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Multiple Leaks Suggest No New Hardware at WWDC
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Seems to be a pattern now. If a rumor is really exciting - people claim it’s a ruse to ferret out leakers. If it’s an extremely underwhelming rumor, people claim it’s a ruse to ferret out leakers.
This is unverifiable... not worth speculating over.
Yes, I too spoke to an Apple employee at my local store and he confirmed the same 
Honestly, why on earth do you post the thoughts of these Twitter wasters?
Honestly, why on earth do you post the thoughts of these Twitter wasters?
People are surprised because there were a lot of rumors this year, from the usual rumor sources, indicating there would be new hardware. In past years, there were no rumors of hardware and people still expected it just because it's an event. This year there were many rumors and the sources all changed their minds on the day before the event. It's not quite the same.
Yeah ... that's a massive change for developers ... so talking about the new hardware would make sense.
Step 1: clicks checkbox. "ARM SUPPORT"
... there is no step 3!!!
... there is no step 3!!!
I would imagine they will talk about the silicon, just I guess not about the devices it's going into yet?
Ouch! I was really banking on a new iMac. Had my credit card already sitting out on the table. If true I am utterly disappointed.
Fair enough, I was just speculating but Jon seems to be getting info from somewhere and its been bang on the money, look at the iPhone SE leak, someone with good knowledge of what's going on is leaking this out and I can't imagine Apple is too happy about this, or that they'll allow it to keep happening unchecked
This is ironically funny, we jumped from major ARM architecture transition to "No hardware reveal"
There is a HUGE improvements that could br done with the software. If functionality is all we asking then OS 9 was working just fine.
Apple is all about the software, people want iOS not android, MacOS not Windows, Safari not Explorer.
The hardware can be replicated by any manufacturer.
There is a HUGE improvements that could br done with the software. If functionality is all we asking then OS 9 was working just fine.
Apple is all about the software, people want iOS not android, MacOS not Windows, Safari not Explorer.
The hardware can be replicated by any manufacturer.
I honestly think it’s going to be a very boring keynote and such a S type year for software, rumours have always hyped things to much
That would suck so much. iMac redesign is SO overdue, and I'm overdue for a refresh.
They drafted in a segment about emojis in its place. Who needs new HW anyways.
I think most of the keynote is going to be about the transition to ARM.
Sony made $78 billion last year. Not as much as Apple, but hardly a dwindling has-been. Sony is huge in many areas. Apple makes a fortune in a few small areas it's doing incredibly well in.
You have no clue what Sony does. Sony makes almost every digital camera sensor in the world, including every iPhone camera, all the way up to the top pro-SLRs (except Canon afaik). There is still more money in amazing hardware than there is in software as there always has been.
Lol the two wannabe leakers that said there was hardware coming are now saying there is no hardware coming, but could be wrong about it.
So hardware = right
No hardware = right
So hardware = right
No hardware = right
NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
(Just kidding, I always enjoy WWDC more than the September events, because I like software announcements that I’m sure to get for my devices over hardware that I may or may not buy.)
(Just kidding, I always enjoy WWDC more than the September events, because I like software announcements that I’m sure to get for my devices over hardware that I may or may not buy.)
The keynote was always targeted towards the public and press, not the developer audience. Back in the day, it was explicitly excluded from the NDA. The second Platforms State of the Union is the keynote targeted for software developers.
Additionally, developers include people who need to design hardware products. Previous topics include MFi protocols, CarPlay, BLE and NFC APIs, HomeKit, etc.
I didn’t say they wouldn’t include hardware. I was responding to someone saying they don’t care about software.
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This response makes no sense in light of what you were responding to.
... taking some pressure off the corona-struck middle class who always wants the latest and greatest. Besides, as someone already said: Software in June, hardware in September.
I absolutely agree with you that Apple must be doing this to some degree. And I’m not saying you are saying that for all posts, I've just started to see this comment a lot and it’s been for both “good” and “bad” rumors.
I’m pointing out that there is no way to ever know this for sure... and when folks say it for every other rumor, it becomes a rote “Steve would never have done this” type comment. That’s all.
Isn't it software that's separating Apple from Android, in many cases? Especially its integration with their hardware?