What about knowing some of the lesser-known facts about WWDC? Let’s cross over to have a glance at them!
Ten Most Interesting Facts about WWDC
#1. Since 1998, the former CEO Steve Jobs used to start the event with the keynote presentation. Fans started calling the presentation as “Stevenotes”. #2. Up until 2007, there used to be between 2000 to 4200 attendees. However, in 2007, the number of attendees reached to 5000. #3. Since 2008, the tickets of the event have been sold out. #4. In 2001, Apple announced the first release of Mac OS X Server and WebObjects 5. #5. In 2002, the tech giant stopped the development of Mac OS 9; asserting that Mac OS X is the future. #6. In 2003, the company launched Safari along with other apps like iPhoto, iMovie, iApps, iDVD. #7. In 2005, the company announced that it will transition to Intel processors and the x86 platform. #8. In 2006, Jobs announced Mac Pro as a replacement to Mac G5. #9. In 2008, Apple debuted App Store for iPhone and iPad. It also introduced the most stable version of iPhone SDK. #10. 2011 was the last Apple event hosted by Jobs. The 5000 tickets were sold out within 12 hours. Since 2013, tickets were being sold out in less than 2 minutes..! What do you think of WWDC? What’s your expectation from the 2016 event? Do let us know in the comments below.
