WWDC 2008 is Sold Out
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but to those of you who wanted to attend the 2008 WWDC it is now too late to buy your tickets. Apple confirmed that the 2008 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), being held June 9-13 in San Francisco, has sold out for the first time in history of the annual event.
“Response to this year’s WWDC has been off the charts and we are delighted with the show of enthusiasm and support from the developer community for the new iPhone SDK,” Apple spokesman Bill Evans told Macworld. “The conference is now sold out. For those unable to attend WWDC, session videos will be available to purchase on iTunes shortly after the conference.”
Apple would not elaborate on how many people had registered for the conference, but developers that Macworld polled said that, in recent years, thousands have been in attendance. Apple also did not indicate how many of the developers attending this year’s conference were there specifically to develop for the iPhone.
For the first time, WWDC will feature sessions on writing applications for the iPhone. With the release of the iPhone SDK earlier this year, WWDC will now have sessions for mobile developers with in-depth sessions and hands-on labs to explore the capabilities of iPhone 2.0 software, including the iPhone SDK and the App Store.
As expected, the company announced that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will once again kick off WWDC with a keynote address at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 9 at Moscone West.
