WWDC to be held in late June, and why the timing may be significant

A recent update to the calendar of events for the Moscone Center suggests that Apple’s next WWDC will be held from June 28, 2010 through July 2, 2010. If you take a look at the event center’s schedule, the aforementioned dates are reserved for a nameless “Corporate Event”, and given Apple’s proclivity towards using the Moscone Center for WWDC events, Apple taking over the conference center during that time seems like a sure bet.

Over the past few yars, Apple has used the WWDC to introduce new iPhone models, and you can probably bet good money that the next-gen iPhone model will follow the same pattern. As a point of interest, the original iPhone was introduced on June 29, 2007 and with Apple’s exclusivity contract with AT&T rumored to be coming to an end on June 29, 2010, might we see Steve Jobs take to the stage and announce that the iPhone is coming to Verizon? It’s certainly possible, but I’m not sure if it’s entirely probable.

While Verizon is often regarded as having the most reliable network, the company itself is as stubborn as Apple is when it comes to negotiations. Case in point – Verizon was actually Apple’s first choice for a carrier while the iPhone was still in development. The two sides, however, were unable to reach an agreement, with a reported sticking point being Apple’s insistence that it have full control over the phone and its demands for revenue sharing.

In any event, now that we’ve all but figured out the dates for next years WWDC, we can get to the fun stuff like figuring out what type of features will make the next iteration of the iPhone even greater than its predecessors.