While the rest of the world has already ushered in the new year, in the Apple world the year starts on Monday of WWDC week, when Apple opens its annual Worldwide Developers Conference and sets its agenda for the next year. Get the champagne and fireworks ready, because next Monday, the great cycle of Apple begins again.
A singular event
The center of the Apple universe used to be Macworld Expo. Every January, the public would gather in San Francisco, and Apple would make major announcements on stage to kick off the weeklong trade show. Developers, journalists, and Apple employees swarmed the streets. But as Macworld Expo withered and died after Apple pulled out in 2008, the community lost its focus.
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