"There was also too much of rehashing of things demoed during WWDC." I may be completely off-base, but I have a feeling that they dwelled on past accomplishmen

"There was also too much of rehashing of things demoed during WWDC." I may be completely off-base, but I have a feeling that they dwelled on past accomplishments during the event on purpose. They assumed that Steve would be watching, and they wanted to honor his achievements one last time.