WWDC

OK, predictions might be a stretch. But here are a few things that I’d like to see in the WWDC happening this week!

iOS Predictions

Last year was the year of the widgets in iOS. They were a hit for being customizable, being able to do certain tasks that would present information to you. This year, I think its time to take that next step in the evolution and have them become much more interactive. This is a pretty natural evolution and one that I don’t think will shock anyone when it happens.

Well, the keynote was today at noon CDT, let’s see how I did.

1. The standard stats of how well the iPhones and Apps are selling Yup, got those. And they were impressive! Something along the lines of 50,000 apps, over 1 billion app downloads and somewhere in the range of 40,000,000 iPhones and iPod Touches. Nice!

2. iPhone 3.0 will be released with availability right away for iPhones. Once again iTouches will get the $20-$30 shaft. (Seriously Apple, why do you treat them like second class citizens?) Ok, I was off but only by a little. 3.0 will be available on June 17th. That’s pretty damn close in my book. Once again iPod touch users get the shaft. $9.95 I believe was the upgrade price. C’mon Apple, this is bullshit. They paid for the hardware and updates just like everyone else.

Here is my quick run down of predictions for the keynote:

• The standard stats of how well the iPhones and Apps are selling
• iPhone 3.0 will be released with availability right away for iPhones. Once again iTouches will get the $20-$30 shaft. (Seriously Apple, why do you treat them like second class citizens?)
• Snow Leapard will get a July release date with kick ass Exchange/AD support.
• No netbook…again! The bloggers will cry party foul. Even CNN will get in on how much Apple has disappointed the rumor mill.
• One more thing….Steve Freaking Jobs. He comes out, stock jumps 10 points.