print("Hello, WWDC!")
Hello love at first swipe.
Hello other side of the road.
Hello yogi on my wrist.
Hello driver, fast as you can.
Hello workout in my living room.
Hello every pitch, every highlight.
Hello self-combusting selfies.
Hello double tap heart.
Hello rain in five minutes.
Hello 6 seconds of fame.
Hello big idea.

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Hello from WWDC16

Beyond the usual feature announcements, Tim Cook reaffirmed Apple’s commitment to user privacy at WWDC16, sharing some general info on the company’s use of “differential privacy” (which anonymizes user data while giving Apple’s engineers enough access to just enough user data), as well as education, with the announcement of a new Playgrounds app aimed at teaching kids the Swift programming language.

Tim Cook kicks off the keynote presentation at WWDC16.

Apps referenced

Apple sent out the following cryptic poem leading up to WWDC16. I've added the apps they eluded to:

  print("Hello, WWDC!")
    Hello love at first swipe. Tinder
    Hello other side of the road. Crossy Road
    Hello yogi on my wrist. Pocket Yoga
    Hello driver, fast as you can. Uber
    Hello workout in my living room. 7 Minute Workout
    Hello every pitch, every highlight. MLB at Bat
    Hello self-combusting selfies. Snapchat
    Hello double tap heart. Instagram
    Hello rain in five minutes. Dark Sky
    Hello 6 seconds of fame. Vine
    Hello big idea. The next big thing...

The fact that Apple would highlight these specific apps is not surprising. Many of them have been featured by Apple on the front page of the App Store, and some of them have even made appearances during Apple keynotes in the past.

The most interesting app on the list is Snapchat (now just Snap), which has never been featured as part of an Apple keynote in the past. Apple has added it to its "essential" app collection, but the inclusion in the poem indicates the potential for a closer relationship.

Getting named as one of Apple's "Editor's Choice" can be worth between $100,000 and $300,000, according to The Information. According to the poem, it sounds like these apps have an inside track — and they may already know what Apple's "big idea" for its WWDC conference is.