The Verge:

Apple has announced that this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference will be held online due to the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus.

The decision to move WWDC online was made due to the “current health situation,” Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller said in a statement. In recent years, the event has been held in San Jose. Developers sessions are usually posted online after the in-person event.

Typically, WWDC begins with a keynote to showcase the next versions of iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS, and Apple dedicates the rest of the week to on-site sessions about developing for its platforms. But the company is taking a different approach this year holding those sessions and the keynote online. That could help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus, and create social distancing, which could prevent people from coming into contact with others who might be sick.

As predicted by myself and many others. This was to be expected given the situation the world finds itself in right now and is certainly the right decision. Apple tries to put a brave face on it saying, “This June, WWDC20 brings a completely new online experience to millions of talented and creative developers around the world.”

Apple also says it will “commit $1 million to local San Jose organizations to offset associated revenue loss as a result of WWDC 2020’s new online format.”