Apple VP Schiller to give WWDC keynote
Published: 14 May 2009 11:40 BST
The Apple World Wide Developers Conference will kick off on 8 June in San Francisco with vice president of marketing Phil Schiller at the podium.
In a press release issued on Wednesday morning, Apple stated that Schiller will give the keynote address, but will be part of "a team of executives" who will address the crowd gathered in San Francisco's Moscone Center.
As expected, Apple promises that developers and media in attendance will hear about the company's newest operating systems, iPhone OS 3.0 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
There is no mention of the new iPhone hardware or Steve Jobs. Jobs had originally said his current leave of absence would expire in "late June", which most likely means after the WWDC event.
As for a new iPhone, that is also a guessing game. Apple has shown off a new iPhone at the two previous June WWDC events. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said in a research note on Wednesday that he is not holding his breath for a new iPhone announcement at the developer conference.
"Rather, we expect Apple to host a special event in late June or early July to launch a family of iPhones," he said. That scenario is interesting because that could allow for Jobs to have the iPhone introduction honours once he is back on the job.
Credit: Apple confirms Schiller will deliver WWDC keynote from CNET News
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