Yeah, last year they had two hidden banners, and after iOS 7 and Mavericks were announced, they each had a banner. iOS banner showed a few iPhones showing off control centre and some redesigned apps, and the Mavericks banner was similar to the tease, the big white X over the wave wallpaper, but it said 'OS X Mavericks - Power to the Desktop'
So these secret banners really don't mean secret products. I would love them to, but don't get your hopes up.
But... Given that OS X banner is visible this year they probably are new products or a new look, or new apps etc. Thinking health book.
They are unveiled during the keynote. Just before people leave and after all announcements. So the attendees will leave the keynote to see them but of course they know what's in there by then.
I get that but I wonder how they are orchestrated. Are these Moscone or Apple employees removing the banners. Do they use a lift or have they rigged some other mechanism to do it with ease. You probably need 2 to make this happen for safety reasons. If they are Moscone employees are they privy to what's behind it (whomever made the banners knows what they say; does Apple make these in-house for added security?).
How do they get the go ahead to remove it. Are they sent a radio or text message from someone from Apple watching the event who is given a command to relay the message once that portion of the keynote starts or just after that portion ends. Or does someone from Apple walk and give the command directly and let them know which banner to remove?
Is this information relayed through several people before getting to the staff that actually remove it? Is this series of events protocols set up by Apple or has Moscone setup their own system as Apple might be the only one that wants this sort of setup?
Several of these questions I lean heavily to one answer but it's simply not something we can know.
I have the solution to the subscription/download quandary that you've all been waiting to hear with bated breath.
Possibly in association with iTunes Match, a monthly and an annual subscription are offered. The monthly one offers unlimited streaming of all the music on the iTunes Store but no downloads. The annual one offers unlimited streaming plus a certain number of downloads per month which can be kept forever even if the subscription stops. The downloads are either free or substantially discounted.
This way, one can dip in if not sure of taking the plunge; otherwise, for a fairly modest fee - probably just a little more than iTunes Match currently costs - one has access to the whole music library of 36 million tracks at your fingertips. Those who wish to own favoured tunes are catered to, those who wish to devour the vast iTunes back catalogue are sated, and the music industry is injected with new vitality and flourishes, revived once again by its guardian angel, Apple.
I get that but I wonder how they are orchestrated. Are these Moscone or Apple employees removing the banners. Do they use a lift or have they rigged some other mechanism to do it with ease. You probably need 2 to make this happen for safety reasons. If they are Moscone employees are they privy to what's behind it (whomever made the banners knows what they say; does Apple make these in-house for added security?).
How do they get the go ahead to remove it. Are they sent a radio or text message from someone from Apple watching the event who is given a command to relay the message once that portion of the keynote starts or just after that portion ends. Or does someone from Apple walk and give the command directly and let them know which banner to remove?
Is this information relayed through several people before getting to the staff that actually remove it? Is this series of events protocols set up by Apple or has Moscone setup their own system as Apple might be the only one that wants this sort of setup?
Several of these questions I lean heavily to one answer but it's simply not something we can know.
I was at a WWDC in San Jose once, back when it was easy to go to ( I got in free because I knew Apple employees ) and the guys taking down the posters were employees of the venue not Apple. I had left to go out about an hour and a bit into it and didn't bother going back in. Anyways I forget what was unveiled but it looked like they just took the coverings off at a few minutes before the hour. Not an uncovering for every announcement as it happened. I don't even remember what that WWDC was about but it was pre-OS X.
I have the solution to the subscription/download quandary that you've all been waiting to hear with bated breath.
Possibly in association with iTunes Match, a monthly and an annual subscription are offered. The monthly one offers unlimited streaming of all the music on the iTunes Store but no downloads. The annual one offers unlimited streaming plus a certain number of downloads per month which can be kept forever even if the subscription stops. The downloads are either free or substantially discounted.
This way, one can dip in if not sure of taking the plunge; otherwise, for a fairly modest fee - probably just a little more than iTunes Match currently costs - one has access to the whole music library of 36 million tracks at your fingertips. Those who wish to own favoured tunes are catered to, those who wish to devour the vast iTunes back catalogue are sated, and the music industry is injected with new vitality and flourishes, revived once again by its guardian angel, Apple.
There is no way the music industry would agree to a licensing term that would be cheap enough to allow apple to offer a streaming service like you described (which is basically rhapsody / remmants of napster) for "a little more" than $25 / year. What is more likely and feasible is that they integrate the $500 million purchase of Beats music into iTunes and work to negotiate similar terms for the entire iTunes library. Something along the lines of $9.99 / month or $100 / year for an individual, or partially subsidized for a family plan by a carrier like what Beats is doing with AT&T for up to 5 people. This last piece is where I see Apple needing the most growth and innovation, dealing with Family models. This is something that needs to be tackled at some point for all of their services (music, movies, TV, books, apps, etc.) for both iOS and OS X. It's a simple prospect for something like a streaming service like Beats, however this gets much more complicated with their other offerings that are purchased content.
I get that but I wonder how they are orchestrated. Are these Moscone or Apple employees removing the banners. Do they use a lift or have they rigged some other mechanism to do it with ease. You probably need 2 to make this happen for safety reasons. If they are Moscone employees are they privy to what's behind it (whomever made the banners knows what they say; does Apple make these in-house for added security?).
Having worked a lot of trade shows I would guess that the banners are installed by GES or whoever the trade show management company is. For security they have only their most trusted employees work on it. If it is GES, they print and install the banners themselves. They are totally trustworthy.
I remember years ago I was at their facility where I usually just walked right in since I had a badge as a client, however this time there was lots of security and I could not pass. Turns out that was because they were producing banners for the announcement of the new Anaheim Ducks and no one was allowed in the color graphics department except the GES people.
Having worked a lot of trade shows I would guess that the banners are installed by GES or whoever the trade show management company is. For security they have only their most trusted employees work on it. If it is GES, they print and install the banners themselves. They are totally trustworthy.
I remember years ago I was at their facility where I usually just walked right in since I had a badge as a client, however this time there was lots of security and I could not pass. Turns out that was because they were producing banners for the announcement of the new Anaheim Ducks and no one was allowed in the color graphics department except the GES people.
I wouldn't doubt that mstone. GES is one of the largest expo services companies that could handle all of the services in-house. Another potential is that Apple could have the materials produced by TBWA/Media Arts Lab and then the installment work done by another expo services contractor like Regal (who wear maroon shirts). However this would tend to have more hands in the honey pot, and I would consider GES far more trustworthy than Regal, for both disclosure purposes as well as installation.
I get that but I wonder how they are orchestrated. Are these Moscone or Apple employees removing the banners. Do they use a lift or have they rigged some other mechanism to do it with ease. You probably need 2 to make this happen for safety reasons. If they are Moscone employees are they privy to what's behind it (whomever made the banners knows what they say; does Apple make these in-house for added security?).
Having worked a lot of trade shows I would guess that the banners are installed by GES or whoever the trade show management company is. For security they have only their most trusted employees work on it. If it is GES, they print and install the banners themselves. They are totally trustworthy.
I remember years ago I was at their facility where I usually just walked right in since I had a badge as a client, however this time there was lots of security and I could not pass. Turns out that was because they were producing banners for the announcement of the new Anaheim Ducks and no one was allowed in the color graphics department except the GES people.
Ha! The only "insiders" I ever dealt with were "lumpers" when we had a booth at the 1979 Computer Faire.
Fortune’s Apple 2.0 is apparently dead. All you get when you try to go to the old link is an archive of the old stories - minus ALL of the old comments.
However, PED is still posting on Fortune, and you can go to the Apple section with the following url:
Fortune’s Apple 2.0 is apparently dead. All you get when you try to go to the old link is an archive of the old stories - minus ALL of the old comments. However, PED is still posting on Fortune, and you can go to the Apple section with the following url: http://fortune.com/tag/apple/
I'm not understanding what you're getting at. If I go to http://fortune.com/tech/ and click on any story it comes up blank. It sounds like they have a bug.
Many here, including myself, think that WWDC 2014 is shaping up to be fully whelmed.
Absolutely! A lot of people are unable to mange their expectations around here. Those are the people who thinks anything but a 'revolutionary' new iPhone is utterly underwhelming. Given what we have how a new iPhone can be revolutionary is beyond me.
EXCLUSIVE!AppleInsider has posted photos of black tarps and doesn't know what's behind them. BREAKING! There is signage beneath the tarps. AppleInsider has no information about these signs.
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But... Given that OS X banner is visible this year they probably are new products or a new look, or new apps etc. Thinking health book.
I get that but I wonder how they are orchestrated. Are these Moscone or Apple employees removing the banners. Do they use a lift or have they rigged some other mechanism to do it with ease. You probably need 2 to make this happen for safety reasons. If they are Moscone employees are they privy to what's behind it (whomever made the banners knows what they say; does Apple make these in-house for added security?).
How do they get the go ahead to remove it. Are they sent a radio or text message from someone from Apple watching the event who is given a command to relay the message once that portion of the keynote starts or just after that portion ends. Or does someone from Apple walk and give the command directly and let them know which banner to remove?
Is this information relayed through several people before getting to the staff that actually remove it? Is this series of events protocols set up by Apple or has Moscone setup their own system as Apple might be the only one that wants this sort of setup?
Several of these questions I lean heavily to one answer but it's simply not something we can know.
Many here, including myself, think that WWDC 2014 is shaping up to be fully whelmed.
... She shall have music wherever she goes!
I was at a WWDC in San Jose once, back when it was easy to go to ( I got in free because I knew Apple employees ) and the guys taking down the posters were employees of the venue not Apple. I had left to go out about an hour and a bit into it and didn't bother going back in. Anyways I forget what was unveiled but it looked like they just took the coverings off at a few minutes before the hour. Not an uncovering for every announcement as it happened. I don't even remember what that WWDC was about but it was pre-OS X.
I have the solution to the subscription/download quandary that you've all been waiting to hear with bated breath.
Possibly in association with iTunes Match, a monthly and an annual subscription are offered. The monthly one offers unlimited streaming of all the music on the iTunes Store but no downloads. The annual one offers unlimited streaming plus a certain number of downloads per month which can be kept forever even if the subscription stops. The downloads are either free or substantially discounted.
This way, one can dip in if not sure of taking the plunge; otherwise, for a fairly modest fee - probably just a little more than iTunes Match currently costs - one has access to the whole music library of 36 million tracks at your fingertips. Those who wish to own favoured tunes are catered to, those who wish to devour the vast iTunes back catalogue are sated, and the music industry is injected with new vitality and flourishes, revived once again by its guardian angel, Apple.
There is no way the music industry would agree to a licensing term that would be cheap enough to allow apple to offer a streaming service like you described (which is basically rhapsody / remmants of napster) for "a little more" than $25 / year. What is more likely and feasible is that they integrate the $500 million purchase of Beats music into iTunes and work to negotiate similar terms for the entire iTunes library. Something along the lines of $9.99 / month or $100 / year for an individual, or partially subsidized for a family plan by a carrier like what Beats is doing with AT&T for up to 5 people. This last piece is where I see Apple needing the most growth and innovation, dealing with Family models. This is something that needs to be tackled at some point for all of their services (music, movies, TV, books, apps, etc.) for both iOS and OS X. It's a simple prospect for something like a streaming service like Beats, however this gets much more complicated with their other offerings that are purchased content.
-PopinFRESH
Really? I thought all banners were covered last year ?
Nope, Just like this year a simple banner with just the X as well as a banner with just a 7 for iOS on a white doted background.
EDIT: Then they uncovered the OS X banner with the name on it.
-PopinFRESH
Really? I thought all banners were covered last year ?
Happily, the Apple Insider banner is still around, and the victim is drblank. ????
I get that but I wonder how they are orchestrated. Are these Moscone or Apple employees removing the banners. Do they use a lift or have they rigged some other mechanism to do it with ease. You probably need 2 to make this happen for safety reasons. If they are Moscone employees are they privy to what's behind it (whomever made the banners knows what they say; does Apple make these in-house for added security?).
Having worked a lot of trade shows I would guess that the banners are installed by GES or whoever the trade show management company is. For security they have only their most trusted employees work on it. If it is GES, they print and install the banners themselves. They are totally trustworthy.
I remember years ago I was at their facility where I usually just walked right in since I had a badge as a client, however this time there was lots of security and I could not pass. Turns out that was because they were producing banners for the announcement of the new Anaheim Ducks and no one was allowed in the color graphics department except the GES people.
Having worked a lot of trade shows I would guess that the banners are installed by GES or whoever the trade show management company is. For security they have only their most trusted employees work on it. If it is GES, they print and install the banners themselves. They are totally trustworthy.
I remember years ago I was at their facility where I usually just walked right in since I had a badge as a client, however this time there was lots of security and I could not pass. Turns out that was because they were producing banners for the announcement of the new Anaheim Ducks and no one was allowed in the color graphics department except the GES people.
I wouldn't doubt that mstone. GES is one of the largest expo services companies that could handle all of the services in-house. Another potential is that Apple could have the materials produced by TBWA/Media Arts Lab and then the installment work done by another expo services contractor like Regal (who wear maroon shirts). However this would tend to have more hands in the honey pot, and I would consider GES far more trustworthy than Regal, for both disclosure purposes as well as installation.
-PopinFRESH
Ha! The only "insiders" I ever dealt with were "lumpers" when we had a booth at the 1979 Computer Faire.
And wait until you read the ten year retrospective on poster grommets from Dan Dilger. It'll be a 3,000 word masterpiece!
Off Topic, but thought people might like to know:
Fortune’s Apple 2.0 is apparently dead. All you get when you try to go to the old link is an archive of the old stories - minus ALL of the old comments.
However, PED is still posting on Fortune, and you can go to the Apple section with the following url:
http://fortune.com/tag/apple/
I'm not understanding what you're getting at. If I go to http://fortune.com/tech/ and click on any story it comes up blank. It sounds like they have a bug.
But that just points to the same link he posted. However a comment mentioned ad blockers which when disabled will load the results properly.
LOL. I love it!!!