Apple released an open protocol for dynamically scalable streaming that anyone could adopt. It is only with this protocol and the resulting increase in eff

Apple released an open protocol for dynamically scalable streaming that anyone could adopt. It is only with this protocol and the resulting increase in efficiency that they can deliver such a popular event at such volume. The number of people tuning in for WWDC is probably an order of magnitude more significant than Google io. The choice is for technical reasons... if Google and others had embraced the technology, then Apple could stream to them. Instead google and others have a Not Invented Here syndrome. Hell, Chrome which built its popularity on the back of Apple's open source Webkit (yeah yeah, webkit was built on top of an earlier open source framework, nothing wrong with open source) has instead decided to go its own way and forked things. It's kinda silly to bash Apple like that. Plus, remember the audience. This is a conference for Apple developers. If you're an Apple developer, surely you have an iPhone or iPad. How else do you test? And if not, you can always watch the Quicktime / MP4 stream later.