What to Expect at WWDC 2016

[Benjamin Frost]

Oh for days of yonder, when we had Steve Jobs to wow us with the latest stuff. His keynotes were legendary, and I looked forward to every one with baited breath. Those days are gone forever, alas.

It seems as though Cook almost wants to disappoint us, wants the keynote to be dull, wants to concentrate on watch bands, Eddy Cue wobbling to music, vacuous celebrities and pushing ads and subscriptions, all things that fly in the face of Steve's Apple.

Perhaps, one day, Apple will be released from the clutches of decay. May we all yearn for a return to Apple's original Raison d'être: providing us with the finest computers. Goodbye distractions, hello focus. I fear my optimism is hopeless and deluded.

 

[2013.1]

I also love minor improvements. They make the experience better without requiring me to learn a whole new system and unlearn the old one.

You wouldn't have to learn anything if they'd update the Mac Pro and the Mac Mini

 

[tosca001]

Something will happen on Monday:

I hope so, nothing else mucho be excited about.
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Oh for days of yonder, when we had Steve to wow us with the latest stuff. Those days are gone forever.

It seems as though Cook almost wants to disappoint us, wants the keynote to be dull, wants to concentrate on watch bands, Eddy Cue wobbling to music, vacuous celebrities and pushing ads and subscriptions, all things that fly in the face of Steve's Apple.

Perhaps, one day, Apple will be released from the clutches of decay. May we all yearn for a return to Apple's original Raison d'être: providing us with the finest computers. Goodbye distractions, hello focus. I fear my optimism is hopeless and deluded.

I agree. They are in Doldrums of mediocrity

 

[mildocjr]

I'm going to go off a whim and say
1) sales results
2) someone is going to say developer
3) Jony Ive's white room.
4) Tim will say 'It's absolutely amazing'
5) Phil will say 'It's fantastic'
6) Craig will have a selfie in the presentation
7) Tim will say "It will be available for developers later today" (see #2)

 

[magicschoolbus]

I think its safe to say that if the new Macbook Pro redesign is not released, this whole thing will be a complete bust.

 

[2013.1]

We talked about so much today
watchOS, macOS, tvOS, iOS
that we could call it a day, but

There is one more thing

carOS

We really want you developers get a hand on it today. There are several Apple Cars waiting outside for you.
carOS is available today. The Apple Car will be available late next year.

Wake up darling! You really have to go to work now.

 

[delegagtor]

I expect new watch bands.

 

[nt5672]

I do hope I will get to see a MacMini update before I pass away. One day, it will come.

I am hopping you mean a Mac Mini update with top of the line CPU and GPU? We've seen meh updates.

 

[pat500000]

If it's just software......

somebody call pac man

 

[mdw1]

Is the app for Apple TV 3 showing up for anyone, so far nothing for mine??

 

[Janichsan]

If they really don't show any new hardware, they will lose a lot of good faith. Pretty much the whole Mac line-up is in a desolate state and is in urgent need of updates.

Even if they don't introduce new models for immediate ordering, they need to at least announce new models that can be expected in the next few weeks or months. They cannot simply continue to sell their current badly outdated crap.

The WWDC is not one of their consumer events where they can put off their audience with shiny baubles and hot air. The developers they are adressing are some of the few actual "pros" they have left to cater to.

 

[nt5672]

I think its safe to say that if the new Macbook Pro redesign is not released, this whole thing will be a complete bust.

I think it will be at least announced, if not released, but careful what you ask for. It will be so thin and so weightless that you don't need a backpack cause it will just float behind you when you walk. The keyboard will be flat and cheap (so the laptop can be super thin). It will have one port that does everything (because the laptop is so thin), it will have a Core i2.5 (because the battery has to be so thin), and since glue is so expensive these days it will simply be one piece of metal that does not come apart (so it is indestructible). OBTW, one last thing, there will be a new Apple leather carry case that will handle 5 dongles priced at $99.95 (which of course will be the star of the show).

There you have it, innovation at its finest.

 

[pat500000]

If they really don't show any new hardware, they will lose a lot of good faith. Pretty much the whole Mac line-up is in a desolate state and is in urgent need of updates.

Even if they don't introduce new models for immediate ordering, they need to at least announce new models that can be expected in the next few weeks or months. They cannot simply continue to sell their current badly outdated crap.

The WWDC is not one of their consumer events where they can put off their audience with shiny baubles and hot air. The developers they are adressing are some of the few actual "pros" they have left to cater to.

Sigh...yeah. They badly need an update.
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I'm going to go off a whim and say
1) sales results
2) someone is going to say developer
3) Jony Ive's white room.
4) Tim will say 'It's absolutely amazing'
5) Phil will say 'It's fantastic'
6) Craig will have a selfie in the presentation
7) Tim will say "It will be available for developers later today" (see #2)

2.5) They are going to say: "we are the most greenest company ever....don't mistake us for marijuana."

 

[naeS1Sean]

Something will happen on Monday:

I love that episode of Jurassic Park.

 

[MacsRgr8]

Is the app for Apple TV 3 showing up for anyone, so far nothing for mine??

Usually it comes a few hours before the event begins.

 

[benface]

Oh for days of yonder, when we had Steve Jobs to wow us with the latest stuff. His keynotes were legendary, and I looked forward to every one with baited breath. Those days are gone forever, alas.

Even the one when he apologized for the antenna problems of the iPhone 4 and basically just announced free "bumpers" to everyone who purchased one?

 

[pat500000]

Oh for days of yonder, when we had Steve Jobs to wow us with the latest stuff. His keynotes were legendary, and I looked forward to every one with baited breath. Those days are gone forever, alas.

It seems as though Cook almost wants to disappoint us, wants the keynote to be dull, wants to concentrate on watch bands, Eddy Cue wobbling to music, vacuous celebrities and pushing ads and subscriptions, all things that fly in the face of Steve's Apple.

Perhaps, one day, Apple will be released from the clutches of decay. May we all yearn for a return to Apple's original Raison d'être: providing us with the finest computers. Goodbye distractions, hello focus. I fear my optimism is hopeless and deluded.

Yeah. Tim is just good at being coo.. Not ceo.
It's that era when someone with visionary will take over and release Tim Cook from position.

 

[Benjamin Frost]

Even the one when he apologized for the antenna problems of the iPhone 4 and basically just announced free "bumpers" to everyone who purchased one?

That didn't happen at a keynote.

I’ll take that over a free U2 album foisted upon me 'till the cows come home.

 

[Thebeat07]

this could be the biggest dissapointment in apple history, or the biggest surprise in apple history! rMBP OR BUST.

 

[satchmo]

If they really don't show any new hardware, they will lose a lot of good faith. Pretty much the whole Mac line-up is in a desolate state and is in urgent need of updates.

Even if they don't introduce new models for immediate ordering, they need to at least announce new models that can be expected in the next few weeks or months. They cannot simply continue to sell their current badly outdated crap.

I know what you mean, even long-time Apple users are losing faith.

Only problem with announcing something before it's available is nobody will buy the current stuff.

If a new slew of MacBook Pros are due in Dec 2016, I would think the earliest they would announce this would be a month or so out.

 

[pappy53]

I don't think the problem with iMessage is what owners of iDevices think it is. It's an application that is limited to a certain percentage of phone owners. So if you have friends or family members who don't have an iPhone, you either need to have two apps to send them messages, or get used to the fact you have to call them instead of texting or sending attachments.

It's in Apple's interest to "open" iMessage and take over from Whatsapp. (Hangouts is to Whatsapp what TIDAL is to Spotify, no need to worry about that one.)

No, you don't need 2 apps. iPhone message app handles iMessage and SMS seamlessly.

 

[Icaras]

Even the one when he apologized for the antenna problems of the iPhone 4 and basically just announced free "bumpers" to everyone who purchased one?

I don't remember Steve apologizing for that. Free bumpers, yes. Apology? No.

 

[pat500000]

A Small Mac Pro with a GTX1080 would be an instant buy...

Let alone upgradeability in nMP.

 

[TheDoctor7x]

A Small Mac Pro with a GTX1080 would be an instant buy...

You're not the only one doing this, but why do people ask for consumer cards with (more than likely) awful FP64 performance in Mac Pros? Even if the unlikely even of Apple switching back to Nvidia happens, it'll be with Quadros, not GTX cards.

 

[doelcm82]

I don't remember Steve apologizing for that. Free bumpers, yes. Apology? No.

I miss that. Steve told you what you were going to like. He told you when you were just using it wrong. And you thanked him for it.