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Apple announced today that Steve Jobs would be delivering the Keynote Speech at the World Wide Developer Conference. According to Apple:
"Jobs will be joined by Avie Tevanian, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, and together they will give developers an overview of Apple's software "roadmap," including the first in-depth look at Mac OS X, Apple's next-generation operating system.
The WWDC will include technical tracks on Mac OS, Mac OS X, Carbon, the Internet, Java, QuickTime, AppleScript, ColorSync, WebObjects, Universal Serial Bus (USB), FireWire and AltiVec. For the first time, the conference will feature special sessions for Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXPress plug-in developers, and there will also be business presentations outlining Apple's marketing programs and sales strategies.
Cost & Registration
Developers worldwide can register today for the conference at (www.apple.com/developer/wwdc99). The cost of the five day conference is U.S. $995 per attendee who pre-registers by April 16, or U.S. $1,295 for those registering after April 16. Global in nature, Apple's 1999 WWDC will feature Japanese and European language translation of keynotes and tracks for the large number of international developers expected to attend."
The WWDC will be held on May 10-14 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California.
The Mac Observer Spin: The WWDC is an annual conference for Mac developers. In recent years the conference has suffered from declining attendance, but that is likely to change this year. With more developers having entered the Mac market since the introduction of the iMac, and Mac software sales on the rise, this year's conference is likely to see record attendance, especially now that Mr. Jobs will be delivering the keynote speech.
It is our opinion that Mr. Jobs will take the opportunity to do more than talk about OS X or any of the other very important items on the official agenda. The middle of May is perfect timing for announcing any one of several products including the P1 (if it is not announced sooner, like at MacWorld Tokyo), the new PowerBooks, or the MacMate. Our money is on the MacMate as that would give Mr. Jobs the perfect opportunity to pitch development for the device directly to the developer community.
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