Releasing a bunch of apps only for the iPhone, even if that lasts "only" a year or two (or more) before Apple releases them for the iPad and macOS, might be a misguided attempt to get more people to buy more iPhones.
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Apple Launches New 'Invites' App
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There are at least 50 non-Apple invitation apps in the Apple app store, and most are free. Some lock-in indeed.
Why is Apple even competing in this space then? Sherlocking is low effort dross
So one actual subscription and a whole bunch of not likelies. And why would you buy a bunch of AirTags if you really just want an Android and the tags that are available there? Honda dealers don't sell Toyotas, it's not lock-in it's what they provide you as a buyer. Buy it or don't.
I can definitely find some uses for this. This app just seems to reassemble existing Apple technologies into a single use case, probably not hard for them to make.
You really don’t think Apple is drooling over the idea of being able to charge for Apple Intelligence? Satellite messaging is also something they have mentioned people would pay for at a later date. They haven’t reached critical mass yet. It’s coming, I promise.
From the haters: Apple continues to create these apps just to lock people into the Ecosystem!
Also from the haters: This app sucks!!!! There are so many apps that do this better!
Also from the haters: This app is behind a paywall? Terrible! So many apps do this for free!
So, let me get this straight. Apple creates a simple, basic app that in no way competes with the power that many other Apps in the app store provide, and this is a sign that apple is:
1) Locking you in
2) Sherlocking other apps
...or perhaps those that need a more robust solution will go to the app store and find one that works better for them?
One thing that never changes, the "I hate Apple" chorus is patting itself on the back again. Over a simple invites app. There are people on this forum who spend hours every day here just to hate on Apple. Get a life? Perhaps?
Meanwhile, Apple is doing just fine. Did you note the earnings call last week? So many prophets of doom who consistently fail in their analysis, but who never acknowledge that failure while continuing to pretend to be prophets of doom.
Also from the haters: This app sucks!!!! There are so many apps that do this better!
Also from the haters: This app is behind a paywall? Terrible! So many apps do this for free!
So, let me get this straight. Apple creates a simple, basic app that in no way competes with the power that many other Apps in the app store provide, and this is a sign that apple is:
1) Locking you in
2) Sherlocking other apps
...or perhaps those that need a more robust solution will go to the app store and find one that works better for them?
One thing that never changes, the "I hate Apple" chorus is patting itself on the back again. Over a simple invites app. There are people on this forum who spend hours every day here just to hate on Apple. Get a life? Perhaps?
Meanwhile, Apple is doing just fine. Did you note the earnings call last week? So many prophets of doom who consistently fail in their analysis, but who never acknowledge that failure while continuing to pretend to be prophets of doom.
Dude you guys forgot there is also Final Cut Camera iPhone exclusive!!
- Journal
- Apple Sports
- Final Cut Camera
- Apple invites
(Theses are recent apps)
That's apple vengeance... Since you guys did a DMAMeanwhile in Europe we're still waiting for iPhone mirroring and other features
I’m not sure how the iCloud+ adoption is in the USA, but here, in The Netherlands, it must be close to 0/zero/nil.
In my close circle the Mac is more common than Windows PCs *, but the only time that someone mentions iCloud+ is when they notice an ad when they run out of iCloud storage. But nobody ever subscribed to it. I know only a few people tries Apple Music and a few Apple TV+. Apple is greatly overestimating their ability to make this a success.
* If Apple were to give me 1% commission on every sale they got through me I could retire tomorrow.
In my close circle the Mac is more common than Windows PCs *, but the only time that someone mentions iCloud+ is when they notice an ad when they run out of iCloud storage. But nobody ever subscribed to it. I know only a few people tries Apple Music and a few Apple TV+. Apple is greatly overestimating their ability to make this a success.
* If Apple were to give me 1% commission on every sale they got through me I could retire tomorrow.
It's much simpler than that. Hanlon's Razor. They've sold more iPhones than Macs or iPads.
iPhone apps can run on Macs and iPads, but not the other way around.
Which would you launch on first?
That's kind of the point. Users are still buying iPads even though we (seemingly unlike Apple) can see how much better they could be with proper software support.
Please stop lying.
You do not need an Apple account or device to RSVP.
Anyone can be invited and anyone can RSVP.
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It's almost worse - Apple shipped an app that installs on iPads, but doesn't support iPad screens, so it comes up in a little index card-sized window in the middle of a black screen, with the button in corner to double-size the window up to more (but not all) of the screen. I expect this from 10 year old poorly supported 3rd party apps, not from a brand new release from Apple.
Either make your case that for some reason the app simply cannot be used on an iPad (yeah, right) and make it truly iPhone-only, or find some developers somewhere (you are Apple, right?) to make the app support larger screen sizes.
It's pretty wild that a company who values "inclusion" so much tries as hard as they can to exclude as many people as they can. 🤣
Android users don't have browsers and email addresses? Wow that is a terrible phone.
Actually inviting people is locked behind an iCloud+ subscription? Hahaha so stupid.
If the email address you enter is associated with an Apple Account it’ll ask you to login before you can RSVP. I just found out with a friend who has an Android, but his email address is tied to an Apple ID because he owns a Mac. He got redirected to an Apple Account login page. He didn’t know his password so he couldn’t continue. We didn’t see an option to go around it apart from using another mail address. Pretty annoying tbh.
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Who knows, maybe it’s the pet project of someone with power within apple.
Yes, anybody can be invited, but the invited parties do need an Apple account to join.
After entering the email address, the invited parties will be prompted to login Apple account or to create an Apple account.
Please do check before replying and saying others lying.
