Apple WWDC, or as it's spelled out - Apple World Wide Developer's Conference - is coming up and scheduled for early June. Just a little over a week and a half away, we'll get to see what Steve Jobs (or Stevie as I like to call him) is going to unleash upon the world this time.
Unfortunately for Stevie, someone let one of his cats out of the bag. Have you ever tried putting the cat back in the bag? No? Well I'm sure you can guess that you'll look like if you try. You'll likely need some iodine by the time you're done. Not fun.
Well, someone got their hands on the latest prototype for the next generation iPhone and leaked all the juicy details to the world. They kinda stole Stevie's thunder. I'm guessing he's all kinds of pissed about that. As a result he no longer has a big announcement to unveil at WWDC. Oh sure he'll still talk about it but it's not going to have the same impact that it would have had otherwise.
Now, if you're not familiar with the WWDC, let me fill in some background info for you. Since the iPhone's inception, good old Stevie has been telling people about the next generation of his phone at every WWDC since the first one. We're at the point now, that everyone kind of expects news of the next gen iPhone to be announced each year in June at the WWDC. So the fact that Steve Jobs isn't going to surprise anyone with news of a another coveted version of the iPhone is rather a moot point. Even if the 4th generation iPhone hadn't been leaked, everyone was still expecting some sort of news to be announced at the conference this year (just like every other year).
Ok, to be fair, Mr Jobs would still have had the fun of showing off all the flashy new features. The same features that pundits have been speculating and guessing about for months now are the ones that Stevie would have had the chance to gloat over. Do you suppose that the leaked information of the new iPhone will affect sales at all? Nope. At least not if you ask me. I think sales will be just as robust as when the 3GS was released. The Apple stock will climb after WWDC and everyone will make piles of money from their stock! Steve Jobs wins again!
So what would make the conference exciting despite a loose cat roaming the halls of the WWDC? Well, there has been some speculation that Apple will announce the availability of the iPhone on another competing carrier to AT&T. The good money is on Verizon, but others have also suggested that T-Mobile and their GSM network could be a contender. News of a competitor to AT&T at this conference would definitely help restore Steve's thunder.
Now, I am not a Mac owner but I understand that the Mac OS X is due for an update. I've heard speculation that Apple might be looking to emulate the success they've had with their iPhone and iPad by adapting touch screen technologies into the next release. If that should happen, I might actually be more inclined to pick up a Macbook then.
Shhhh don't tell Yvonne, she'll likely do some twirling and not be able to stop. There's no telling what will happen if she can't find a way to stop. ;o)
A touch screen interface and an O/S that that is very similar to that of the iPad would indeed be big news. Now that would be cool to see a demo of that in action! I wonder if it's too late to get an invite to this years WWDC?
Ok... so those are a couple of thoughts that I had about the upcoming conference, now it's your turn to chime in and share what you know. Feel free to comment below. ;o)
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