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Diggory Laycock · Jun 25, 2002, 11:31 AM

I see that certain sessions from WWDC 2002 are available from ADC TV. I also see that you have to pay $300 - $800 to be able to watch them. ($300 for one "set" of sessions - $800 for all sessions.)

Will this be forever? or once jaguar is released will we see these for free? (i.e. is this just to keep stuff secret)

I seem to remember watching some of last years sessions for free.

reversi · Jun 25, 2002, 12:15 PM

rant= ON;

[ ] Steve wants us to pay a lot so that he will be able to stop making profits warning.

[ ] Since there was a lot less people than expected at WWDC 2002, they need to fund it via ADC TV

[ ] Apple is testing the first deluxe pay-per-view TV system.

[ ] If you were not at WWDC 2002, you're nothing for Apple.

rant = OFF;

cmoney · Jun 25, 2002, 12:16 PM

Well, it's probably so that the cost is comparable to actually going there. I mean if you can get the same basic information as going to WWDC but spend only $400 for the whole package, there's less incentive to go to WWDC.

Marshall · Jun 25, 2002, 12:52 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Diggory Laycock:
I seem to remember watching some of last years sessions for free.<hr /></blockquote>A select few of last years' sessions were put up for free viewing, as a see-what-you-missed-at-WWDC thing. I doubt that the bulk of these will be posted for free; they're mainly a means for 1) people who went to the conference to review the sessions, and 2) people who couldn't make it to the conference to still see the sessions at a lower price. It makes sense; I know I'd be a bit upset if I had spent a lot of money to go to WWDC and then all the sessions were posted for free.

wadesworld · Jun 25, 2002, 09:30 PM

The first year, all sessions were available for free.

I do think the theory is correct that Apple wants to keep the pricing high enough that developers won't say, "Ah, heck. Why go to WWDC? I can just watch it all on ADC TV for $50."

But, I encourage you to write devprograms@apple.com and complain. Write a very nice, but detailed email explaining why you think the pricing is out of line for select developers.

Wade

benh57 · Jun 26, 2002, 01:45 AM

Last year the free sessions started showing up in mid-July. I expect the same this year.

Chris Grande · Jun 26, 2002, 11:34 PM

I'll I want to see is the Keynote!

zorn · Jun 27, 2002, 03:10 PM

a few comments...
<blockquote>quote:<hr />I seem to remember watching some of last years sessions for free.<hr /></blockquote>In the past Apple has made the session viewable to all and I would expect them to do it again this year. Someone said mid-July and I think that's very optimistic, we aren't getting our WWDC DVDs till Aug. My guess wouldn't be till 2003.

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Since there was a lot less people than expected at WWDC 2002, they need to fund it via ADC TV<hr /></blockquote>This is just wrong; WWDC was great this year. Lot's of new people too. Many Java and UNIX people.

<blockquote>quote:<hr />I want to see is the Keynote!<hr /></blockquote>Not going to happen, although I too would like to watch it over and over .. SJ is such a showman.