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==== 2008 ==== In 2008, WWDC 2008 took place from June 9 to 13 in Moscone Center West. Apple reported that, for the first time, the conference had sold out. There were three tracks for developers, iPhone, Mac, and IT. Announcements at the keynote included the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] for iPhone and [[iPod Touch]], the stable version of the [[iPhone SDK]], a subsidized [[3G]] version of the iPhone for Worldwide markets,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/14/swiss-iphone-3g-iphone-on-june-9th/ |title=Swiss iPhone, 3G iPhone on June 9th? |publisher=MacRumors |date=May 14, 2008 |access-date=June 9, 2013 |archive-date=June 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609101047/https://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/14/swiss-iphone-3g-iphone-on-june-9th/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[iPhone OS 2|version 2.0]] of [[iOS|iPhone OS]], [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard]] (10.6),<ref>{{cite web |last=Bohon |first=Cory |url=http://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/03/rumor-mac-os-x-10-6-to-debut-at-wwdc-08 |title=Rumor: Mac OS X 10.6 to debut at WWDC 08? |publisher=TUAW |date=June 3, 2008 |access-date=June 9, 2013 |archive-date=January 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131150020/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/06/03/rumor-mac-os-x-10-6-to-debut-at-wwdc-08/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the replacement/rebranding of .Mac as [[MobileMe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/17428 |title=Apple to rename .Mac and make it free (ad-supported)? |publisher=MacDailyNews |date=June 2, 2008 |access-date=June 9, 2013 |archive-date=January 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111042219/http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/17428 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Seven years later, Yahoo News would describe 2008 as "perhaps the peak year for WWDC product intros", which however was marred by problems with MobileMe that caused "one of the biggest PR disasters in Apple history".<ref name=":0" /> For the bash held June 12, the band [[Barenaked Ladies]] played at the Yerba Buena Gardens.
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