Apple WWDC Dead Technology Day
I'll be going to Apple's WWDC (WorldWide Developers' Conference) in a couple weeks. I didn't go last year since it was mostly a Tiger rehash (except for that Intel bombshell they dropped on the first day), but this time I'm looking forward to hearing about all of the new stuff coming to a computer near me in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
One thing that I've always thought would be fun at WWDC would be to get people to coordinate their wardrobes for one day of the conference and wear T-shirts from various dead technologies that Apple has come out with in the past, advocated, and since abandoned.
Now, I have to admit, when I was at Apple, I worked on OpenDoc, one of those same dead technologies, so I don't personally escape unscathed.
Unfortunately (actually, fortunately) this idea has recently become a bit disingenuous, as Apple's recent track record for not killing technologies has been downright stellar. However, for those of us with a number of dead technology T-shirts from the less-happy days, I still think it's an idea with some potential, so...
I hereby declare that Thrusday, August 10 will be Dead Technology Day at this year's WWDC.
There, since so many people read my blog, I'm sure this will catch fire.
One thing that I've always thought would be fun at WWDC would be to get people to coordinate their wardrobes for one day of the conference and wear T-shirts from various dead technologies that Apple has come out with in the past, advocated, and since abandoned.
Now, I have to admit, when I was at Apple, I worked on OpenDoc, one of those same dead technologies, so I don't personally escape unscathed.
Unfortunately (actually, fortunately) this idea has recently become a bit disingenuous, as Apple's recent track record for not killing technologies has been downright stellar. However, for those of us with a number of dead technology T-shirts from the less-happy days, I still think it's an idea with some potential, so...
I hereby declare that Thrusday, August 10 will be Dead Technology Day at this year's WWDC.
There, since so many people read my blog, I'm sure this will catch fire.
