Because Tim Cook thinks its a good idea I guess. I think it will be only on Apple devices and therefore it will end up in the useless Apple app folder that most people seem to have on their devices to hide away the useless or rarely used stock apps
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Because Tim Cook thinks its a good idea I guess. I think it will be only on Apple devices and therefore it will end up in the useless Apple app folder that most people seem to have on their devices to hide away the useless or rarely used stock apps
Apple's attempts to be hip with the kids have historically been about as successful as Steve Ballmer's.
This team must have been made of people who were previously in charge of designing new mac hardware. I guess that explains why Apple never updates their computers anymore
Why? And no doubt it would be limited to iOS only, all the other social media platforms are available on all the popular mobile platforms.
Another fail in the making.
Another fail in the making.
Now we know where all of the R&D money went into. AAAAAAmazing...AAAAAAwesome. 
Those Videos will look pretty amazing on the new OLED Displays...I bet
Those Videos will look pretty amazing on the new OLED Displays...I bet
I specifically remember buying an iPod because I saw one in a 50 cent video, who at the time was hip
I hope not. Stay classy Apple, stick to what you are good at. Even Sony at its peak was not arrogant enough to expand into so many ventures while forgetting its core business they excelled at. Cars....social.....music ....
I 100% agree with this. The last thing we need is yet another platform to slightly modify and share mobile photographs and video on.
And going beyond that, creating something on Facebooks scale which does more than just photographs and video might be a tad more challenging.
That all said, I will be a jerk now and poke fun at the fact that if this DOES happen to be true, when it comes out we will probably be told how ground breaking, revolutionary, and magical this service is by people being recorded in all white rooms.
A small part of me is curious about this, the rest of me is just hoping it's nothing more than a rumor.
It's probably due to Apple's desperate attempt to grow services revenues. If you can get past the big turn off of paying extra for addons like icloud (after paying hardware premiums) that is. Heck, i would if the services were top of the line but they're usually half baked. I do pay the icloud tax because 5gb is squat but kinda draw the line after that. I think the problem is that I'm not happy having to pay this icloud tax just to have enough storage for basic backups or even think about using photo library.
Apple has failed at all social media attempts.. Just stick to hardware... software just isn't your thing.
I wish apple would go back for a little while and just stick to hardware...just solely focus on hardware which is what got them to be where they are today, well one of the biggest reasons.
You'd wonder why they haven't learnt from the Ping failure, and more recently Apple Music Connect...
Steve Job's Apple: People don't know what they want until we make it.
Tim Cook's Apple: Throw it against the wall. See if it sticks.
Tim Cook's Apple: Throw it against the wall. See if it sticks.
And they wonder why hardware sales are declining
But don't Apple also have another social-themed feature in Apple music which is barely used? Isn't that just another sign that Apple can't do social?
how about a decent graphic card on future Macs first... o a "real" new iPhone??
So I'm not sure if I understand the logic.
Apple is trying to increase revenue...by neglecting things that make them huge money (iPhone, iPad, App store, and Macs, for developers) and investing in stuff they have no clue about, against competitors who have been doing it for years. Good one Tim.
Apple is trying to increase revenue...by neglecting things that make them huge money (iPhone, iPad, App store, and Macs, for developers) and investing in stuff they have no clue about, against competitors who have been doing it for years. Good one Tim.
