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Apple’s next big thing: A business model change

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Re: Apple’s next big thing: A business model change

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Post by yunwal »

jliptzin wrote: post #260
yunwal wrote: post #241

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The iPod wasn't a main product when it was introduced. Honestly, if Apple wants to make a car, I'm all for it. What I don't like is that they seem to be ditching their hardware innovation in favor of SAAS like all the other tech companies. It's lazy and all with the hopes of surrounding you with marketing.

The problem for me is even if they release a car way better than anything else out there I’m not going to buy it, I don’t want to be so dependent on one company.

Sure, but that doesn’t seem like a problem to me. In that case you just choose to not buy the car, and there is relatively little impact to you.

The SAAS model thing is annoying because it seems like it’s ruining a good thing

Re: Apple’s next big thing: A business model change

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Post by type0 »

yunwal wrote: post #261
jliptzin wrote: post #260

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The problem for me is even if they release a car way better than anything else out there I’m not going to buy it, I don’t want to be so dependent on one company.

Sure, but that doesn’t seem like a problem to me. In that case you just choose to not buy the car, and there is relatively little impact to you. The SAAS model thing is annoying because it seems like it’s ruining a good thing

I would rather buy a car that looks like a banana, than Apple car.

Re: Apple’s next big thing: A business model change

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Post by techbio »

xani_ wrote: post #235
verisimilitude wrote: post #94

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I too have noticed this. I believe the Dark Sky website and app will continue to become less accurate... I think the explanation is (somebody who knows more please correct me): Dark Sky's technology was acquired by Apple and integrated into the Apple Weather built-in app... and the decision was made that any improvements/updates/maintenance on the Dark Sky service itself are accessible exclusively through that Apple…

Well, there is a red banner on the site saying > Support for the Dark Sky iOS app will end on December 31st, 2022, and support for the Dark Sky API will end on March 31st, 2023. So basically them buying then closing the service to make their own seem better

They made their own actually better if that matters to you. The iOS weather app now has many of DarkSky's features.

Re: Apple’s next big thing: A business model change

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gnicholas wrote: post #237
MisterTea wrote: post #130

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> I wonder if they could use the ambient light sensor to determine if the person is inside or outside Maybe they are they next to a window or under a sky light. > or if they could use location data to figure out that 'this Apple Watch is in the middle of a large field, so he must be outside'. Could be in a tent or other temporary structure.

Yep, there will always be exceptions. But taking the median of a decently-filtered set could work. And Apple obviously has a team of folks working on this to come up with something smarter than some random HNer (me) who's just shooting from the hip).

You said a thousand words worth with "bimodal".

Re: Apple’s next big thing: A business model change

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Post by JustSomeNobody »

robszumski wrote: post #68
gnicholas wrote: post #31

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Their new weather forecasting service is also intriguing. They will soon have millions of thermometer-equipped Apple Watches in the world (IIRC the Series 8 and AWU will have these), allowing them to create an incredibly detailed mapping of temperatures around the world (or at least places where people can afford expensive watches...).

I'm not sure what happened but Dark Sky went from awesome to awful in recent months after the Apple acquisition. Is it just me? Going from "no rain all day" to actively raining with a huge storm 2 hours later. The app does update with this info, but very close to the actual storm.

> Going from "no rain all day" to actively raining with a huge storm 2 hours later.

Honestly, that's about right here in Florida. :)

Re: Apple’s next big thing: A business model change

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Post by wsatb »

robszumski wrote: post #68
gnicholas wrote: post #31

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Their new weather forecasting service is also intriguing. They will soon have millions of thermometer-equipped Apple Watches in the world (IIRC the Series 8 and AWU will have these), allowing them to create an incredibly detailed mapping of temperatures around the world (or at least places where people can afford expensive watches...).

I'm not sure what happened but Dark Sky went from awesome to awful in recent months after the Apple acquisition. Is it just me? Going from "no rain all day" to actively raining with a huge storm 2 hours later. The app does update with this info, but very close to the actual storm.

It's not just you, but this started well before the Apple acquisition. I "sold" many copies of the Dark Sky app to family and friends just by showing its magic but that magic died awhile ago. I don't think it's been very accurate for 3-4 years now.

Re: Apple’s next big thing: A business model change

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Post by shapefrog »

type0 wrote: post #262
yunwal wrote: post #261

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Sure, but that doesn’t seem like a problem to me. In that case you just choose to not buy the car, and there is relatively little impact to you. The SAAS model thing is annoying because it seems like it’s ruining a good thing

I would rather buy a car that looks like a banana, than Apple car.

> I would rather buy a phone that looks like a dildo, than Apple phone.

People in 2007, they all own one now.

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