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WWDC 2018
- saagarjha 8y agoA bit early, don't you think, given that the keynote doesn't start for another six and a half hours?
- ianai 8y agoPretty revealing that this does seem premature. This is named the developer conference. There ought to be plenty of topics to discuss for developers before hand. But really the compelling conversational piece is the specter of what they may release during it.
- saagarjha 8y agoWell, if you're here to speculate, we already have the Xcode leak to talk about, as well as possible plans to move towards a new, more cross-platform UI framework. Also some subdued hardware rumors.
- Cthulhu_ 8y agoThere was an instance of a Macbook with a 6-core cpu appearing on a benchmark site too today.
- have_faith 8y agoIf only the benchmark sites could detect MBP with improved keyboard. It's a sad state when that's the only feature I look forward to nowadays lol.
- ianai 8y agoIt’s highly frustrating. So many companies used to be able to make decent laptops. Now even Apple doesn’t seem capable of keeping a straight face with their releases (in the sense that they don’t seem to be targeting an end user that owns a Mac anymore)
- ianai 8y agoHere’s hoping for something that makes their product line (OSes included) integrate better with one another.
- pjmlp 8y agoKey developer talks are only revealed after the keynote, just like Google and Microsoft do.
- ianai 8y agoEh if it were focused on developers and living up to its name, then there’d still be plenty to discuss.
- pjmlp 8y agoIt is, for macOS and iOS developers, not GNU/Linux developers using Apple laptops.
- jaegerpicker 8y agoIt is one of the most developer focus conferences I’ve ever been to. There is a ton to discuss post keynote, just the same as google io and MS build.
- ianai 8y agoI’ll take your word and the other commenters words for it.
- timeimp 8y agoApple clearly has a sense of humour here. Checking the schedule, there is clearly something FISHY going on. I mean, no squidding around here...
- nagarjun 8y agoWWDC's website feels so bland compared to the Google I/O website. Monotone design, awkward text positioning.. there's just no excitement. Ditto for recent Apple keynotes. There isn't anything new anymore. This isn't the Apple we knew a decade-or-so ago. It feels like Apple peaked around then, sad! They just don't try anymore. I for one, really want to see Apple do something creative (but before they do anything new, PLEASE FIX IOS NOTIFICATIONS.. THEY'RE A JOKE COMPARED TO ANDROID)!
- vesak 8y ago>PLEASE FIX IOS NOTIFICATIONS.. THEY'RE A JOKE COMPARED TO ANDROID What? They way more usable than Android's mess.
- vyper91 8y agosaid no-one ever edit: clearly some people share your sentiment, but whilst introduction of iOS notifications were a relief, I can't understand why anyone would think they are better than Android. It's a commonly shared sentiment at least that Android notifications are leagues ahead of iOS. My biggest gripe is the lack of grouping, and I do miss the fact Android used to give me 'active' notifications such as a progress bar on the download of a Spotify album, for example.
- dijit 8y agoAside from grouping, iOS notifications are better for me. It feels like you control the messages you get, how they're positioned, what priority they get etc; much more on iOS. I'm sure this is actually release dependent, I can only speak from the old CM and modern Samsung ROMs.. but iOS generally >feels< a lot nicer, like I'm in control; non-removal notifications, general frequency and lack of notification location control contribute to this.
- zaarn 8y agoNewer Android version do bring a lot of control, you can disallow applications to send specific types of notifications and set up how the notification will be made notifiable; vibration, tone, none at all, blink LED, etc. You can set priorities too IIRC.
- mikece 8y agoOr was this thread for predictions -- like announcing that macOS will now run on the Apple A-series processors? Of course, unlike the announcement back in 2005 of the switch to Intel, there's not a bevy of A-series powered devices on which it running full macOS makes sense so if they announce this today they're going to have to announce new hardware -- probably Mac mini and/or MacBook Air -- running some sort of A11X-type chip which will be powering such devices. The rumors have been flying that Intel is going to be making A-series chips... it could be for a move like this.
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- jcrei 8y agoHonest question to those attending. How do you pick which sessions to attend from the schedule list? They all sound so vague... https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/schedule/#!/ https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/schedule/#!/
- verytrivial 8y agoAkin purchasing one of the new butterfly-keyboard Macbooks, treat it as an exciting and expensive gamble.
- threeseed 8y ago90% of those are dummy e.g. "This one will bring you out of your shell". It's so new products/technologies aren't pre-announced.
- pgtruesdell 8y agoThe vast majority of those are placeholder titles until the keynote is over. That way any titles or descriptions don't give the game away.
- mercer 8y agoWatching this, I can't help but feel that Apple has committed fully to a very specific target audience, and that audience is mostly the global affluent. While this is not entirely surprising, it's still fascinating to see how much emphasis they put on things that I, a working-class-but-now-tech-middle-class, truly don't care about. Until a year or two ago I felt Apple still targeted at least my audience, but recent developments feel strangely alienating. The alternative explanation is that Apple is spinning its wheels and just doesn't know what to do next, but what with the rise of global uber-affluent (Chinese and Russian elites, for once, see: gold themed products), this doesn't seem like a bad choice considering the competition. It just feels saddening somehow.
- rubicon33 8y agoCan you explain in more, concrete terms (with examples) what you are saying?
- mercer 8y agoI'll admit it's more a feeling than something I'm convinced of, but I'll try. The Airpods, Apple Watch, Apple TV and the HomePod are products that relatively few people around me bother with. It's mostly the few techies (that make well above median wage) and more well-off friends (couples or otherwise) that can afford these kinds of 'extravagances' or care enough to make the expense. But even those wouldn't bother with much of this because they lack the house/space or lifestyle for it. The slightly older iPads are sort of like this, but I know quite a few people who do have one of those lying around, I suppose because they're both cheap and useful enough. The Apple Watch is perhaps the best example of how it feels Apple is shifting their focus. As far as I can remember, it's the first of their products that offered insanely expensive versions (and wristbands) that couldn't be justified as 'pro user stuff'. And even the cheapest version is one very few people I know would by unless they had plenty of disposable income (or bad with money / huge Apple fans). I mean, the thing is basically Apple's entry into the jewelry world. There's a few other things that made me feel like they were changing direction, but they've slipped my mind. And again, it's more of a feeling than something I'm utterly convinced of. I do mean to investigate this properly sometime, because aside from a slight 'sadness' I also find it fascinating. (let me add that perhaps it's more that, in a broader sense, the 'tech/gadget/digital lifestyle' world seems to be moving/aiming upwards in society somehow. I remember reading an interesting BBC article that argued the 'techies', who I suppose are both the creators and primary audience of a lot of this stuff, are becoming a class of their own, and one economically above what we would traditionally call the working class. maybe that has something to do with it.)