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Apple Acquires Weather App Dark Sky
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I only hope they don't swap to The Weather Channel (owned by IBM) as the data source. Then I'll have to delete Dark Sky.
dark sky is their own data source. this gives apple ownership of the weather data where they dont have to be reliant on another company. just like they did with maps, transit, music, et al.
There should be a law against acquiring essential data such as weather info then making it only available for the selective few. Essential data such as weather, health, natural disasters, traffic, etc. should benefit all. For example, when Google acquired Waze, YouTube, etc. they didn't give the middle finger to Apple customers.
Don't be evil Apple.
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I love Carrot Weather - been using it forever because of the 5 day forecast on the AW5 and the ability to customize the application the way you want on the Watch and iPhone. The Mac OS App is really nice too.
While Apple's weather service isn't horrible, it's very basic. Weather alerts are really handy because I drive through a mountain pass everyday to work and that snows out now and then so getting snow level notices is REALLY handy.
I tried out Dark Sky but I liked Carrot a lot better. Had I not seen Carrot, would have been happy with Dark Sky.
Coming from a HUGE fan of Weather Underground back in the day when coworkers were running weather stations - before it got bought out and shut down.
While Apple's weather service isn't horrible, it's very basic. Weather alerts are really handy because I drive through a mountain pass everyday to work and that snows out now and then so getting snow level notices is REALLY handy.
I tried out Dark Sky but I liked Carrot a lot better. Had I not seen Carrot, would have been happy with Dark Sky.
Coming from a HUGE fan of Weather Underground back in the day when coworkers were running weather stations - before it got bought out and shut down.
Great... They bought the most overhyped weather app on the App Store.
"known for its accuracy"
Sorry. I can't catch my breath from laughing so much.
edit: Keep giving those thumbsdown. Each person below that did has bought in to the Dark Sky marketing. Neither your phone or their API can give you a real-time hyperlocal forecast.
Agreed!
Great... They bought the most overhyped weather app on the App Store.
"known for its accuracy"
Sorry. I can't catch my breath from laughing so much.
edit: Keep giving those thumbsdown. Each person below that did has bought in to the Dark Sky marketing. Neither your phone or their API can give you a real-time hyperlocal forecast.
I drive a convertible. Believe it or not, I prefer driving when the sun isn’t full-on blinding and blazing, so I often prefer to drive with the top down on cloudy days.
And thanks to DS forecasts and alerts, I’ve been saved from being soaked multiple times, sometimes with only minutes to spare.
Not to mention that one time I walked to the park on a mostly-sunny day only to get an alert of a fast-moving storm in half an hour, which was precisely enough time for me to walk home right before it downpoured.
Like any weather service, their accuracy probably isn’t absolute, but then neither is your comment and attitude. 🙄 Sounds more like you’re paid by someone to hate DS, honestly.
I don’t buy into marketing, I buy into results. ☑️
Those 'results' don't have anything to do with Dark Sky itself. Simply looking at the radar would have given you that same information...
I'm pretty sure this is an April Fools blog post that got published early and all the tech blogs are busily helping to turn it viral.
"Shelter in place" seems to be getting to my dude. 
Here's an oldie but goodie from zefrank1 to take your mind away from COVID19 isolation.
NO WAY did Apple buy this company just for their Weather App capabilities !
Very-likely has something to do with the coronavirus, & I doubt Apple even told the App Devs of their "true" intentions !
Very-likely has something to do with the coronavirus, & I doubt Apple even told the App Devs of their "true" intentions !
Need me to send you some more aluminum foil for your hat?
Edit: I mean it only in jest. They might have some plans for it beyond the obvious. Couldn't help myself though, sounds too "conspiracy theory" for me
Weather Underground was once a truly great app, but suffered a slow painful death at the hand of the Weather Channel. I hope Apple will be a better keeper of Dark Sky.
What they said! Overhyped inaccurate weather with the worst radar map around!Great... They bought the most overhyped weather app on the App Store.
"known for its accuracy"
Sorry. I can't catch my breath from laughing so much.
edit: Keep giving those thumbsdown. Each person below that did has bought in to the Dark Sky marketing. Neither your phone or their API can give you a real-time hyperlocal forecast.
Dark Sky has saved me from getting trenched quite a few times which made it worth its price.
i am very much looking forward to see what Apple does with it.
i am very much looking forward to see what Apple does with it.
Uh, he's driving, he can't stare at weather radar 24x7. That's the magic of the internets.
R.I.P. Dark Sky, you were a great app.
Big companies ALWAYS ruin apps from small companies like this.
Big companies ALWAYS ruin apps from small companies like this.
Yeah but Dark Sky is it’s own data source. There is other sources out there. Not giving Apple a pass, just making a statement.