Lukáš Čambala Back to the roots. That's how the choice of place for could be marked autumn keynote, at which Apple plans to introduce new iPhones and other products. The venue is the same one where Apple once introduced its Apple II computer - the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The selection is probably for historical reasons and also because of the capacity, where seven thousand people can fit into the auditorium.
The building will "celebrate" its 100th anniversary this year and is now part of the city's renaissance since San Francisco's devastating earthquake in 1906. But the real shock was to come a few years later, under the feet of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who introduced their Apple II in 1977.
The device brought Apple considerable popularity and was able to bring computing into virtually every home and school. There is no doubt that in September, Apple will probably not bring us another surprise like the Apple II, but the choice of such a place will certainly not bother people and will arouse the appropriate emotions. And certainly among Apple employees, for whom the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is a kind of sacred place.
Similarly interesting as the location of the September keynote is the fact that Apple will stream the entire keynote for the first time in history even for Windows device owners. Normally, we would have to have Safari ready for the stream, whether on OS X or iOS, or use Apple TV. This year, however, the staff will also include users who run the new Windows 10 on their computers or portable devices.
On Windows 10, you need to use the built-in Edge browser to watch the stream, which, like Safari, supports HTS (HTTP Live Streaming) technology. It is also interesting that the same technology was also used by iTunes for Windows in the past, but Apple never used it.
