Published 6/8/2009
by Tiernan Ray
at BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily
So, Eric is having a wee technical problem inside Moscone Center in San Francisco for today’s Apple (AAPL) Worldwide Developer Conference. Herewith, then, running coverage of the event from our buds at AllThingsD :
The hall in Moscone West is filling quickly to the sounds of Radiohead. As with most Apple events, the media presence appears huge today. In fact, developers and media seem to be here in almost equal numbers. Lots of excitement. The “welcome to WWDC 2009, please silence your cell phones” announcement is actually met with applause. … Some brassy attendee just wandered in brandishing a new Palm Pre.
10:01 and lights dim revealing a movie screen. Onscreen: John Hodgman as PC welcoming attendees to WWDC and encouraging developers to slow down iPhone App development. Increasingly frustrated Hodgeman finally fires off a rasberry. Replaced by Mac guy who welcomes everyone to WWDC. Phil Schiller takes the stage now. “Can’t you feel the love in this room.” 25 million active OS X ...
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