It certainly was, the visionary Harvey Lichtenstein, an extraordinary man, transformed the dilapidated building, where the most significant event was a regular Kung Fu class, into what it has become.
Sigh. I remember when I was a nobody developer supporting some minor freeware and shareware apps, when out of the blue I got an invitation to fly to Cupertino at Appleâs expense to meet with Jean-Louis GassĂ©e because Apple felt it was important to keep in touch with grass-roots players in the Mac economy.
I once was invited to the WWDC keynote by Michael Mace, then a VP at Apple, because he was shocked I hadnât been included. Unfortunately, it was last minute, and I was dealing with minor back injury, so I had to pass.
We have been included in press briefings with Phil Schiller at Macworld a few times, but for the most part, they werenât terribly useful. At that level, though, the executives do speak more freely.