The headline should include the word Apple somewhere. And it's also not a surprise that the era of conferences ends around an environment of a single company.

The headline should include the word Apple somewhere. And it's also not a surprise that the era of conferences ends around an environment of a single company. This is one of the things why some people go through the troubles one has outside of walled gardens. All the funding in the garden comes from one central source, at least indirectly. I think the general purpose conference world is still growing though. It's a better environment than the traditional fairs, at least for things that include a lot of software.