https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/tickets/
It's going to be a tight squeeze - most of the hotel space is already filled in the city due to the US Open taking place over a superset of these dates.
Should eliminate most scalping issues.
I realize that's not really Apple's style, but it would at least give everyone a chance to play.
Edit: Okay - perhaps "everyone" is a bit of a reach. Let's just say there was a _bias_ towards people in the community, as their friends and colleagues started SMSing them and calling them to purchase tickets. Though, there will clearly be an east coast / european bias this year - perhaps that was deliberate?
The world doesn't start and end with the West Coast, especially not for Apple (and those on the West Coast are the best connected anyway, the most likely to learn quickly about the WWDC).
I know lots of people that currently just do #3 without a ticket. Similarly #1 becomes possible for everyone after they release the videos. So really the only genuine reason to attend is #2 -- real deal access to apple devs. Under this perspective it seems less likely there would be such frenzied demand if everyone had a shot of viewing the sessions and getting the redacted info at the same time. It would also save a lot of people the need to buy a plane ticket and hotel on top of this already expensive endeavor, if all they want is to see sessions.
So basically, imagine something like a $500 virtual wwdc pass where you get a live stream, and a $1600 "Pro" pass where you get the perks of being there in person.
I'm really interested in what new features might leverage that. To some extent, iMessage is the best example so far, instantly adding features to text conversations between iOS users.
http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4f96e37b69beddd2100...
It also looks like multi-colored and multi-sized iPhone home buttons.
But that might just be me projecting my own desires. ;)
Also Rounded Rects are everywhere, http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Round_Rects_Are_E...
Retina display MacBooks and iMacs, for example.
num_engineers * total_session_hours * (revenue_per_emp / 2000)
where num_engineers = 1000, total_session_hours = 40, and revenue_per_emp = 2020000‡
‡ http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=apple%20revenue%20per%2...
Which is a bit of a conundrum. If the new iPhone were to be released in June, you'd expect there to be more noise on the channel by now. But if it's coming in October, it's far too early for new parts to be in production.
I suppose the most plausible explanation is that it's a button for a knockoff product.
It's possible that there are no new hardware products at all in the keynote (though maybe not likely), only a review of what Mountain Lion brings, maybe incldluding some new software (the aging iWork is desperate for an update) and a preview of iOS6. Remember: Apple used to have preview events for the next iOS early in the year. That did not happen this year, so they have to preview iOS6 at some point before they release it, likely together with a new iPhone.
The WWDC (World Wide Developer Conference) is aimed at developers, so it's not the right forum for major hardware releases. I'm pretty sure the mainstream media won't be present.
