At the recent Apple shareholders meeting, Avie Tevanian, Senior Vice President of Software Engineering for Apple, stated that releasing the v1.2 update was a low priority since most of its software resources were focused on Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.x. This issue has been a sore spot for early adopters, especially those running businesses deployed on Mac OS X Server. Apple essentially abandoned Mac OS X Server for the good of Mac OS X. Oddly enough, the full installation of Mac OS X Server v1.2 was available on the Apple Store for purchase in January, but the updater didn't ship until April. Early indications from Apple sources indicate that this will be a software bundle that will enhance the server capability of Mac OS X, not unlike AppleShare IP for Mac OS 9. Web Objects will not likely be part of the Server bundle, but remain a separate product.
WWDC predictions Let's take a look back at last year's Worldwide Developers Conference.
This year, there's very little open to change. I firmly believe that developers who don't seize this opportunity to advance their products now will lose out quickly to those who do. The immediate concern is Carbon, and I don't expect Apple to give center stage to Cocoa this time around. Next year, we should see a big push for Cocoa. There are Cocoa sessions this year for those interested.