At WWDC 2016, Apple strengthens bonds between increasingly powerful platforms
With absolutely no new hardware to show off, Apple focused on software — the glue that binds together its increasingly powerful and interconnected platforms — during the Worldwide Developers Conference kick-off event Monday.
“Our North Star has always been about improving people’s lives by creating great products that change the world,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook, addressing thousands of developers in San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. “Today for the very first time, we are going to talk to you about four Apple platforms. Each of these platforms is category-defining and world-changing.”
Each year, the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote provides a roadmap for the future of Apple software and devices. Cook and other execs show off new features packed into upcoming versions of system software for Apple devices — and try to get developers psyched about incorporating the changes into their own apps.
