Tuesday, July 6, 2021

WWDC 2014 could have opened with Larry David as an App Store reviewer

What you need to know

  • Apple had planned to use Larry David and others in a WWDC opening video.
  • The video saw David play the role of an App Store reviewer dealing with a rejection complaint.

The Curb Your Enthusiasm star is in good form.

Apple could have had Larry David opening WWDC 2014 as an App Store reviewer, but apparently decided against it for reasons unknown.

Images and a short clip of the opening keynote video were shared to Twitter by Sam Henri-Gold, although the full video is apparently available online after someone "inadvertently released it." The video shows David as an App Store review dealing with a developer who is upset that their app has been rejected from the store, apparently because it was a rip-off of Angry Birds.

Apple has traditionally run videos like this before its WWDC keynote and they tend to involve some sort of reference to developers and the app development process. It isn't known why Apple decided against using this video, although it's possible it decided that this approach wouldn't prove popular among the developer community. Apple's App Store review process has come under fire repeatedly over the years, and bringing attention to it in this manner probably wasn't the best move Apple could have made.

The video itself includes other high-profile names including JB Smoove and Snapchat head Evan Spiegel.

This year's WWDC event saw the announcement of iOS 15, an update that will ship on the upcoming iPhone 13 later this year. You don't have to wait to get a new iPhone though, there are some great iPhone deals to be had right now.


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