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WWDC 2009 Banners: 'One Year Later, Light-Years Ahead'
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Nobody cares. It's a poster designed to drum up anticipation. You can give it an "F" grade if you wish.
GOD everybody LOVES saying that as soon as they get through science in junior high!! "But a light year is a measurement of distance..."
True... they're saying this:
"It has been 1 year and we have travelled a long way!!!!!!"
It DOES work and always has! Yes smarty pants, light years measure distance... who cares? It's the same as saying "One year later, miles ahead"... just a light year is a REALLY long distance...
Yes, it's probably also some kind of a pun with time machine... now this works as well!!! Why?
Because back to junior high science... it's called a LIGHT YEAR because it's how far light travels in 1 year! Light travels at 299,792,458 m/s... in 1 year light travels 9,460,730,472,580.8 km.
So... a light year is 9,460,730,472,580.8 km... to go this far... light has travelled at a really fast speed. In science fiction high speeds are associated with time travel... so it's a neat pun that they've warped into the future.
If you insist on being a smarty pants and taking it literally (when it's really just a smart pun)... then it still works for the reason I gave earlier... so... POW!
why noone wanna answer me
Nobody (except apple) knows for sure how it will pan out this year, but last year they announced the new iphone (iPhone 3G) at WWDC and released both iPhone OS 2.0 and iPhone 3G July 14. The months that followed they released it in more countries, only starting with a couple of select ones.
I'm hoping they will release iPhone OS 3.0 at WWDC or short thereafter, given the competition from Palm Pre and other smartphones with Android. I'd be really shocked with they didn't release a new iPhone.
I quite like the distribution of the App icons in the banner. Like an explosive effect or a scattering.
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I read the phrase as "One year late. Light-years ahead." on my first glance.
You miss the point. There is no way Apple could, or would, restrict the Mac to only running approved apps.
The point of a Mac AppStore would be to offer the degree of exposure and developer-to-customer sales handling that the iPhone App Store affords.
That's why this country has fallen behind because people don't care about simple science or logic. They would prefer to be blissfully ignorant. That's a whole new rant and doesn't belong here.
I was simply responding to someone who rebuked someone else as being wrong. I replied to show that they were in fact wrong.Right, so back to elementary science, no one can travel faster than light. So to move light years in one year is impossible ... POW!!
Now about the topic that matters, I am really looking forward to WWDC. Just between iPhone OS 3.0 and Snow Leopard, Apple should have a lot to show.
All I want....
is the iPhone announcement - I have put getting an iPhone until now - I don't think I can wait that much longer!
BUT
I also want to hear that they are announcing a bump to the MBP! I'm desperately waiting for this to get a new one... My PBG4 is being a steady eddie but I could do with it being faster now!
Getting those bad ass batteries from the 17" MBP would be kick ass!
My hope would be iPhone announcement to 32Gb with faster processor, MMS, better cam/autofocus... JUST BETTER! and a speed bumped MBP 15"
What's the likelihood of that happening?
Hopefully
macam
is the iPhone announcement - I have put getting an iPhone until now - I don't think I can wait that much longer!
BUT
I also want to hear that they are announcing a bump to the MBP! I'm desperately waiting for this to get a new one... My PBG4 is being a steady eddie but I could do with it being faster now!
Getting those bad ass batteries from the 17" MBP would be kick ass!
My hope would be iPhone announcement to 32Gb with faster processor, MMS, better cam/autofocus... JUST BETTER!
and a speed bumped MBP 15"What's the likelihood of that happening?
Hopefully
macam
I'm equally excited for Snow Leopard and the new iPhone but I don't get why people are so desperate to hear more about Snow Leopard...?
Within a couple of months we'll have it and we already know the big features of it. If they were to dedicate the keynote to the OS it'd just be going into minute details that we can discover for ourselves once we actually install it...
Within a couple of months we'll have it and we already know the big features of it. If they were to dedicate the keynote to the OS it'd just be going into minute details that we can discover for ourselves once we actually install it...
One year later, still no Netbook! Prove me wrong, Uncle Steve!
One year later, still no Netbook! Prove me wrong, Uncle Steve!
Apple won't be a gatekeeper as on a computer you will always be able to install software the traditional way. Even Apple isn't that stupid to think it will the only way to consume apps on a traditional computer.
However, if you look at it the correct way...For a developer, SELLING their software can be difficult as they have to setup credit card processing agreements and all sorts of other things that they may not really want to deal with (I know I don't).
Ummm, they are already doing this.
Anything being simplified is a benefit.
It wouldn't be intended as a replacement, because the current way of installing applications will always exist on traditional computer.
For the reasons stated above I completely disagree with your narrow-minded view on this. An app store would definitely be more about helping the development, sale and distribution of apps by developers. Meaning more apps, more developers and it would raise the already high bar or quality for Mac apps (yes there would still be some dross no doubt a'la fart apps).
Place your bets for time spent on iPhone 3.0 -v- 10.6.
I'll place my bet on a 70/30 split, in favour of the iPhone.
Well either way they are both getting released and so is some hardware. I would actually want an LED 30" display but unfortunately that is not on the menu just yet. Oh and did you guys really think that Apple is about to let loose a banner of something that people didn't know was 100% sure to come?
Keep in mind that this is a developers conference. I wouldn't expect any new razzle-dazzle consumer-oriented hardware - including the tablet.
I'd expect a demo of the iPhone OS 3.0, A preview (and release date) of Snow Leopard, and the third generation iPhone. And that's it.
I'm still not completely sold that we'll even see iPhone nanos or even lower capacity iPhones.
As for the tablet, the earliest we'd see that is September alongside the new iPods. Although it's more likely we'd see that in January...assuming Apple doesn't cancel the project.
I'd expect a demo of the iPhone OS 3.0, A preview (and release date) of Snow Leopard, and the third generation iPhone. And that's it.
I'm still not completely sold that we'll even see iPhone nanos or even lower capacity iPhones.
As for the tablet, the earliest we'd see that is September alongside the new iPods. Although it's more likely we'd see that in January...assuming Apple doesn't cancel the project.
Yeah, you have to buy one if you do not want to be charged again for re-downloading an iphone app
I can't believe that everyone's missed out on the DaVinci Codesque hidden meaning of the banner slogan "One year later. Light-years ahead."
It's obvious that it is a clear signal of the imminent arrival of the lighted Apple logo on the back of the new iPhone!
Finally - - it's the flagship hardware upgrade that everyone's been clamouring for!!!
It's obvious that it is a clear signal of the imminent arrival of the lighted Apple logo on the back of the new iPhone!
Finally - - it's the flagship hardware upgrade that everyone's been clamouring for!!!
Maybe if they are introducing advanced battery technology. If my battery won't die, then I'm all for it.