It was just announced today that Apple would be holding their annual summer event on June 6th at the World Wide Developers Conference. Now, this isn't really news. This happens every year. What is news is what we might not see at WWDC 2011.
When promoting their events, Apple always likes to add hints and clues on their event invitations of what is to come next. Well this year, as you can tell from above, Apple is showing off their millions of apps and are also talking about giving a preview of what is yet to come with their iOS and Mac OS X software. The difference between this year and last year and really every WWDC Apple press event since 2008 is that Apple is not teasing the release of yet another iPhone.
Since the beginning of the year techies and fanboys alike have scoured the interwebs hunting down any rumor or picture which could give them some idea of what the iPhone 5 will look like and how it will operate. Aluminum back plate to replace the glass? More gesture controls? The removal of the home button? All information is just an appetizer of the meal that is WWDC, but it seems the fanboys will have to wait a tad longer for their main course.
Every year Apple typically holds 3 main events: The January event which is quickly becoming the iPad event. WWDC in the summer which use to be known for the iPhone. And, ofcoarse, the big iPod unveils in the fall right before Christmas. But now with the iPhone 5 not having a place at WWDC, it seems the iWorld is in disarray.
Does this mean no iPhone 5 this year? Not likely. Since 2007 there has been some type of iPhone upgrade so for 2011 not to have one, especially in the midst the Steve Jobs health and rumor that Johnathan Ives could be leaving the company, it's very unlikely that Apple would risk shaking the faith of their investors and base by not upgrading their top selling device. What is more likely is that the fall iPod event will now become a fall iPhone/iPod event.
It just makes sense. The iPod recently has began to take a back seat to the iPhone and last years iPod Music Event was very lack luster for many. So what I am predicting for the New Apple Order is that January will be the iPad/Hardware event, WWDC will be the software event, and the Fall will bring us the iPhone/iPod event. So what is likely to happen at WWDC 2011 is the unveil of iOS 5 which will be the official OS of the iPhone 5 set to be launched right before the holidays.
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