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WWDC to Be Held June 13 to June 17 in San Francisco
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Yes, the rumors have been flying around. This could be Apple's first hint of officially announcing it. Perhaps part of the conference's focus will be on helping developers integrate Siri into their apps or just understand how it will be integrated into the OS and how the apps can take advantage of the new functionality.
Do they even showcase new hardware at WWDC? It's a dev conference, to me it's a lot more about the upcoming versions of Mac OS X and iOS (and derivatives like watchOS and tvOS) and new software features for developers, not a slimmer rMBP (no matter how I long for one).
If 27 cents a day $ 100 a year/365) break you, I guess this is not for you.
If you develop an app and make more money than the $ 100, plus $ 1,600 why cry?
You get ideas, shown things, learn stuff and the list goes on.
A little too much entitlement ?
That's not the right question.
The right question is "Will Apple release OS X for ARM?"
That, I don't know.
Mac updates are hugely applicable at a DEVELOPER'S conference. If you develop software for any Apple platform or use Apple tools for development, you're running a Mac almost 100% of the time. For other devices... okay, not so relevant. However, Macs are the primary tools of the crowd at WWDC.
True. Also, not everyone inside Apple or other large tech companies like to work with the "unwashed masses" that some view the third party developer base. I once overheard, "The independent developers are sometimes the worst. If they had social skills and knew basic grooming, they could get a real job."
However, some thrive on it looking for "honest feedback" from their product efforts with the office politics filter not present. Been told that a lot of Apple engineers are only at WWDC for one or two days at the most and are back in The Loop for the rest of the week.
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If you are not local, getting to WWDC the cost can add up fast. You have the attendance fee, then the airfare (if overseas, international flight fares) then hotel and local expenses. Good news is that WWDC provides lunch every day and dinner at a party they throw with some big act they hire for an evening. I know many from out of town that make a full week of it and spend the weekend before and after WWDC in the area checking out the sites or doing other business.
Apple has an ARM-based version of OS X, it's iOS.
I don't believe this will ever happen. iOS is Apple's future. It will continue to evolve, and when the missing pieces (Xcode, etc.) eventually make it into iOS, OS X will be discontinued. That's not necessarily what I want to happen, but it's what I expect.
I also see it more likely that iOS adds mouse/trackpad support than OS X ever adds touchscreen support.
If we're being pedantic about the Mac naming scheme, the chances are it'll be called "MacOS", firstly on this page; http://www.apple.com/environment/answers/ it references it and there have been job listings relating to "MacOS" too.
I read that too.
Doesn't fit the lineup, IMHO.
Maybe, it's because "Mac" is a true name, hence the spelling must start with a capital.
"tv" and "watch" are simply nouns...
So, okay... MacOS 12 then.
I read that too.
Doesn't fit the lineup, IMHO.
Maybe, it's because "Mac" is a true name, hence the spelling must start with a capital.
"tv" and "watch" are simply nouns...
So, okay... MacOS 12 then.
Oh I agree. Good point about why they would do it though. Still, I'd prefer it had a lowercase so it'd be consistent with the other platforms.