A look back at the previous 4 WWDC invites

31 March, 2011 - Paul Dixon
Past WWDC invites

With WWDC 2011 announced a few days ago I thought it would be interesting to have a look back at the invites sent out for the previous 4 conferences, and to compare the teasers on the invitations with what was featured at the events.

2010 – The centre of the app universe.

WWDC 2010 Invite

Featured at WWDC 2010 –

  • iPhone 4
  • iPhone OS4 and with a new name – iOS4
  • iAds – in app adverts
  • Video chat for the iPhone – Facetime

2009 – Make this your year.

WWDC 2009 Invite

Featured at WWDC 2009 –

  • iPhone 3GS
  • iPhone OS 3.0
  • MacBook Pro updates – including a new 13″ version
  • More info about Snow Leopard
  • Safari 4

2008 – A landmark event. In more ways than one.

WWDC 2008 Invite

Featured at WWDC 2008 –

  • App Store for iPhone & iPod Touch.
  • iPhone SDK
  • Version 2 of the iPhone OS
  • iPhone 3G
  • MobileMe – replacement for .Mac

2007 – Save The Date.

WWDC 2007 Invite

Featured at WWDC 2007 –

  • Beta of Mac OS X Leopard – including Time Machine
  • Safari available for Windows
  • Support for the development of web apps
  • There would be no iPhone SDK!
  • iPhone release date confirmed

About the author

Paul Dixon is the owner of Macsessed. He lives in Lancashire in the UK where he works as a web designer. You can find him on and Twitter.