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Hardware at WWDC makes even less sense now that Apple is minting their own silicon. Before they were at the mercy of Intel's CPU release schedule.
The M-series SoCs rely even more heavily on macOS releases so Apple can focus on new features for the upcoming macOS release and say, "we'll take care of the hardware" similar to what they've been doing with iPhone, A-series SoCs and iOS for years.
As for this special in-person event, it will likely be outdoors. Santa Clara County's coronavirus infection rate has been slowly creeping up recently and county public health officer Dr. Sara Cody has a well-documented track record of health mandates; she was the first US public health officer to issue a shelter-in-place order.
My guess is it will not be held at the spaceship campus which doesn't have the right infrastructure to host a large group of non-employees on site. Santa Clara Convention Center, Levi's Stadium, maybe San Mateo Events Center would be more probable venues. Maybe one of the local colleges or universities.
