Apple Is an Internet Company • Hacker News Board

Re: Apple Is an Internet Company

#11

Post by Crash0v3rid3 » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 4:17 AM UTC

I'd disagree here.

Which one of their services has a web client?

All of their services require an iOS or MacOS device in a walled garden.

Re: Apple Is an Internet Company

#12

Post by lostgame » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 4:38 AM UTC

Apple is a hardware company selling software and services that are primed towards that hardware.

Re: Apple Is an Internet Company

#13

Post by rimliu » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 7:49 AM UTC

Crash0v3rid3 wrote: post #11

I'd disagree here. Which one of their services has a web client? All of their services require an iOS or MacOS device in a walled garden.

To nitpick: Internet is not the same as Web. And there is icloud.com, but I assume it was not that you ment by "services".

Re: Apple Is an Internet Company

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Post by Angostura » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 1:38 PM UTC

Crash0v3rid3 wrote: post #11

I'd disagree here. Which one of their services has a web client? All of their services require an iOS or MacOS device in a walled garden.

You can log in to iCloud quite happily on a Windows box - and from there, collaborate on a Pages, Numbers or Keynote document.

Or try https://beta.music.apple.com/us/browse

Re: Apple Is an Internet Company

#15

Post by realityking » Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 5:34 PM UTC

Crash0v3rid3 wrote: post #11

I'd disagree here. Which one of their services has a web client? All of their services require an iOS or MacOS device in a walled garden.

Apple Music has both a web and an Android client. It’s also supported by Amazon Alexa.

Re: Apple Is an Internet Company

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Post by scarface74 » Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 4:38 AM UTC

Crash0v3rid3 wrote: post #11

I'd disagree here. Which one of their services has a web client? All of their services require an iOS or MacOS device in a walled garden.

AppleTV+, Numbers, Pages, Keynote, Mail, iCloud Drive, Photos, Apple Music, Maps, Find My....