Apple today announced that Steve Jobs will kick off its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote on Monday, June 28, 2004, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at San Francisco’s Moscone West. This year’s keynote will include a preview of “Tiger,” the next major release of Mac OS X.
The five-day event, which runs from June 28 to July 2, will host close to 200 technical sessions with new content designed to serve a wide range of Mac developers, including an in-depth look at the latest Mac OS X technologies, hands-on labs with the latest Mac systems, expanded tracks on Enterprise IT and a dedicated track for QuickTime developers and content creators.
Other activities at Apple’s WWDC 2004 include:
– an in-depth look at Mac OS X technologies, from its open source foundation to innovative application frameworks, next generation development tools and its industry leading graphics and imaging capabilities. WWDC is the place to learn why Mac OS X is fueling the innovation of both the desktop and server market
– an expanded Enterprise IT track specifically designed to help enterprise developers, system administrators and IT managers understand the core technologies that will be delivered in Tiger and fully leverage them in their environments
– an enhanced QuickTime and Digital Media track for developers and content creators looking to explore the latest in multimedia for mobile devices with 3GPP, best practices for content delivery with QuickTime Streaming Server, and new tools and techniques for creating and delivering exceptional digital media content
– expanded hands-on labs with the latest Mac systems, where developers can port and test their code and get technical assistance from the Apple engineers directly responsible for the technologies
– comprehensive sessions providing a roadmap and technical details on Application Technologies, Development Tools, Graphics and Media, Hardware and OS Foundations
– special events and activities such as the Pre-Conference Workshops, Apple Design Awards, Apple Campus Bash, WWDC Exhibit Fair and Special Interest Groups.
The cost of the five-day conference is $1,595 (US) per attendee, with a $300 (US) Early Registration Discount available before May 14. Visit Apple’s WWDC website for registration and complete session details at http://developer.apple.com/wwdc.
MacDailyNews Take: It’s now official: the next version of Mac OS X is “Tiger.”
Hopefully it’ll be like last year all over again. Tiger announcement at WWDC, release late-October, and 10% discount on everything in-store. This time though, I’ll keep the PowerBook that I bought and returned within 24 hours!
Excellent!
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Amazing, I really can’t wait.
Wonder how many cool (and I mean cool) features Uncle Steve will announce…
Roll on Tiger!!!
MDN: are you going? Let’s meet there.
twelveightyone – on past form my guess is 150.
Hywel,
Is that all?
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Sorry to concentrate on the really lame bit, but I like the idea of stripey packaging.
oh no !! this means Longhorn will be postponed even longer pending the addition of new features from Tiger . .
FUJI, you got that right!
I think I’ll wait for the OS codename Capybara.
Actually I heard the only thing MS is going to steal from Tiger is that instead of Longhorn, they’re going to call it Big Pussy.
That is it. I am not upgrading from Jaguar to Panther. Jaguar will do until Panther. I can save some money this way.
Having said that, I hope that Tiger does not introduce QuickTime 7 because that would add to the cost of the upgrade.
That is, Jaguar will do until Tiger.
Just as long as Apple can keep up with the amount of new features they’ve showcased for the previous upgrades, I’ll be as blissful as a five-year old holding an enourmous bag of candy.
Don’t you know the developers of LongCow are just itching to see what’s in Tiger even more than we are. he he
Don’t ya’ll wish the name Tiger was as cool and sleek and powerful as the name Longhorn? I still can’t believe they allowed that…maybe it should be called Platapus(sp).
It’s Grrrrreat!
Newmanstein, it’s platypus.
“Sorry to concentrate on the really lame bit, but I like the idea of stripey packaging” – Dave H
Apple has moved away from animal motive packaging. The X in Panther is brushed aluminum. Maybe Tigers packaging has wooden theme?
“…maybe it should be called Platapus(sp).” – Newmanstein
Hey, I like platypuses, er… platypi, er… platypuseses, umm… whatever. They are cute. I don’t like cockroach, though. Maybe that should be the name.
Last year with Panther, Expose was the major candy that helped justify the price tag. I haven’t a clue what that will be this year. Anybody got some ideas or wishlist? I would like to see ViaVoice or something similar intertwined to expand the speech technologies for dictation. Then I wouldn’t have to type so much on this MDN forum.
On my iApp wish list is a consumer, yet dynamic web page design program that is easy to figure out and use… Golive and Dreamweaver are such an investment in dollars and mostly learning time for me and you need Photoshop and/or Illustrator along with it to really do a cool page.
I called it Platypus because it is a pieced together creature of several species, like Win$in’s OS. I also think they are huggable, but strange.
Nobody “Apple has moved away from animal motive packaging. The X in Panther is brushed aluminum.”
But the rest of the box is black, like its namesake in the animal kingdom.
This burst of enthusiasm is all very well but I can’t help feeling that Tiger is an excuse to get an annual �100 from the Faithful.
What happens when all of the “cool” cat names are used up? Will OS X 10.9 be called “PoleCat”?
Jeez, every time I get a damn certification, I gotta get a new one for the next OS. Sigh. My brains hurt.
ROTFLMAO
Maybe a more reptilian code name like Iguana or Komodo… maybe hellbender..