Apple today announced that its 2006 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) will take place in August, about two months later than usual.
The annual conference, which usually takes place in June, will offers in-depth sessions, unique insight, and access to Apple engineers.
Traditionally, Apple has used the conference to highlight major advancements to its Macintosh operating system. However, last year, the company used the forum to unveil its plans to transition its Macintosh computer line to Intel processors.
Early registration for the show runs through June 23 and offers developers a $300 discount on all packages.
Apple is also offering two additional promotions: a WWDC 2006 E-ticket and ADC Select Membership for $2000 ($100 discount) and WWDC 2006 E-ticket 5-pack for $6,380 ("buy four, get a fifth free"). During early registration, these packages are discounted by $300 and $1,200, respectively.
"WWDC 2006 is a perfect opportunity to take your work to the next level," the company wrote on its developer Web site. "Discover tools and techniques for optimizing your code on Intel-based Macs, explore best practices for choosing and using the latest APIs, and learn how to make the most of the technologies and services built into Mac OS X."
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Bring on the new finder!!!
http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/
PowerMacs in Sept?
Absolutely.
WWDC is usually in June. A postponement to August is Apple's way of showing, very early, when the new Power Macs will be here.
No more excuses. If they didn't know already, developers now have six months notice of when Power Macs will ship.
I suspect the delay has more to do with Mac OS X Leopard than the new Mac Pro towers. This pushes the event closer to Vista's release date, giving MS less time to "start their photocopiers" and giving Apple a slight advantage.
The new towers however are tied to a number of things, primarily Intel's processors. If quad G5s trounce any MacIntel machine, why would you want the MacIntel over the quad? However, I'd think the new towers would feature more improvements than we're currently thinking, like updated graphics cards and displays that are HDMI capable and Blu-Ray burners for example. The new Pro machines have to make waves and wow everyone, Mac and PC users alike.
Bring on the new finder!!!
Oh now you're asking for it! <takes gloves off>