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>It worked pretty well in the 2000-2009 period when you could just buy a WWDC ticket like any other conference pass... It may have worked well for those who ar

>It worked pretty well in the 2000-2009 period when you could just buy a WWDC ticket like any other conference pass... It may have worked well for those who are happy to replace continued, in-depth, online discussion with travelling half way around the world to exchange a few words with someone after paying a ton of money for it.

y4mi 10y ago
you pretty much nailed down apple culture with that.
threeseed 10y ago
Nice straw man there. Apple never replaced their existing online discussions with WWDC. You can continue to talk to WebKit developers using the mailing lists any many Apple developers continue to be present within the Developer program forums.
- fauigerzigerk 10y ago
  Apparently (or rather allegedly), some Apple developers feel constrained in what they are allowed to discuss publicly. I'm merely saying that the availability of WWDC conference tickets doesn't fix that. For me anyway. I never said that Apple actively replaced anything. That's your straw man.