Apple's annual developer conference sells out in record time

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  • Reply 21 of 29
    asciiascii Posts: 5,936member
    They should have some kind of "online attendance" option.



    I know they release videos after the fact (I bought last years ones) but they come out very late.
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  • Reply 22 of 29
    a_greera_greer Posts: 4,594member
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    Agree.



    A larger venue would be great. Somewhat suspicios as Apple always has a motive when they release "SPIN" like this.



    Love the keynotes but it's getting kind if boring hearing the same thing over and over the first :30 minutes and how Apple has grown. Lots of self patting on the back. Good stuff isn't until halfway in.



    Hoping the re-invent something ala tablet.



    The ulterior motive is to outshine all the competition, Could/would/have RIM or MS sell out dev meetings that cost $1000s to attend in the worst possible economic climate since the companies were founded, and a month ahead of the big show?



    This is a great one line tifbit for CNBC to give the stock a quick 10%...
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  • Reply 23 of 29
    a_greera_greer Posts: 4,594member
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    They really need a bigger venue than Moscone can offer, but what building around that area (plus hotels) can deal with over 5,000 geeks for a week and all the support staff and all the classes. Perhaps they should hold it in Las Vegas where it would be hard to sell out.



    Bring it to Indianapolis, we can hold a Super-bowl and Final fours, the little WWDC crowd would be barely noticeable Our convention center main auditorium seats over 13000 and they are adding on, plus our taxes are lower, hotels and food are cheaper, and I bet the meeting space is even cheaper, so everyone wins, particularly me, as it is a 20 minute drive
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  • Reply 24 of 29
    teckstudteckstud Posts: 6,476member
    What are the chances of the iPad being unveiled there?
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  • Reply 25 of 29
    bloggerblogbloggerblog Posts: 2,615member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ascii View Post


    ...I know they release videos after the fact (I bought last years ones) but they come out very late.



    No need to purchase or wait for the video, you can get the keynote from iTunes for free, search Apple Keynotes.
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  • Reply 26 of 29
    virgil-tb2virgil-tb2 Posts: 1,416member
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    Wow.

    That's 1 1/2 months in advance! It's not even May yet...



    Shouldn't they just get a bigger venue?!?



    Seems like Apple is missing out on a lot of developers interested in the platform which now will not be able to attend.

    A lost business opportunity. Which likely does not make good business sense.



    Having a sold out WWDC is good marketing news.

    But they should sell out the week before opening, not 1 1/2 months in advance.



    I'm not so sure the increase in interest is based entirely on increased developer interest in the platform.



    It seems to me that part of the problem might be building in new product announcements (and the accompanying fooforaw), to an event that's ostensibly a teaching event for developers. If the event is sold out too soon, the likely downside in this scenario is developers that perhaps don't get to come for the sessions because their slots are filled up by people who are there for the announcements. If this is all true then making the product announcements at a separate event might quiet the conference down a bit.



    If on the other hand, the extra interest is solely from the increase in developers then of course they need to go bigger, or do two a year, or expand in other ways.
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  • Reply 27 of 29
    hmurchisonhmurchison Posts: 12,464member
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    Originally Posted by teckstud View Post


    What are the chances of the iPad being unveiled there?



    What is that? A computer synchronizable feminine product?





    I cannot help but wonder just how many people Apple could get to attend with a bigger venue. It's cool to say "we're sold out" but in these cases you have a couple of choice.





    1. Increase the venue size

    2. Increase the cost of WWDC



    They really shouldn't be selling out so quickly.
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  • Reply 28 of 29
    mobiusmobius Posts: 380member
    Does anyone know if Steve Jobs will be back presenting this? I hope so.



    And if not, who will?
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  • Reply 29 of 29
    melgrossmelgross Posts: 33,713member
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    Originally Posted by Mobius View Post


    Does anyone know if Steve Jobs will be back presenting this? I hope so.



    And if not, who will?



    He's supposed to be back at the end of June. Who knows? He might make an appearance. But he may not be up to a long speech.
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