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Apple acquires Dark Sky
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Re: Apple acquires Dark Sky
#472Good for them! I was using it when it was Forecast.io and had a simple API. They've been at it for what, 10 years? That's a long time for an equity event but its good to hear. I don't think this is doom-and-gloom apple will ruin it. Hopefully I'm not proven wrong.
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#473Earlier quoted context omitted.
How is iOS in any way, shape or form a monopoly?
There is a difference between being a monopoly and monopolist behaviour. One has successfully become the only one standing, one is seeking to shut out competition by one method or another. At least to my understanding.
This could in a sense be viewed as a form of bundling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundling_(antitrust_law)) where the services being bundled are the OS and the weather app.
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#474If you're looking for an alternative, try Weather Line. It has Dark Sky-like features and so so much more. I have no connection to the company, just love the product.
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#475Sigh. I mean, congratulations to the founders of Dark Sky. It’s a wonderful app and they deserve all the money they’ll get from this and they deserve a lot of credit for not selling user data when almost every other weather app does. But shutting down the API and Android apps feels like an egregious move by Apple. And I hope we actually see a good improvement to the Apple weather app as a result of this. I remember a…
Interesting that Google makes a ton of apps for iOS but Apple doesn't go the other way.
It's not that interesting if you take a moment to think about how either company makes money.
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#476Out of curiosity, how much money did it take to get Dark Sky to fuck half their users? What was their soul worth?
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#477> Android and Wear OS App > The app will no longer be available for download. Service to existing users and subscribers will continue until July 1, 2020, at which point the app will be shut down. Subscribers who are still active at that time will receive a refund. IBM bought the Weather Underground app and ruined it, and now Dark Sky was bought by Apple and they're ruining that too. Now I will have zero good weather…
Try Carrot on iOS. It is really good. It is famous for its mini game and snarky robot comments that predict the weather. But the core weather is great and has the best interface.
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#478Plug for Hello Weather - my favorite weather app - on iOS and Android. 4 sources (including Dark Sky), great UI, responsive devs, and affordable subscription along with a generous free version - https://helloweatherapp.com/
No affiliation, just a happy customer.
Re: Apple acquires Dark Sky
#479> Android and Wear OS App > The app will no longer be available for download. Service to existing users and subscribers will continue until July 1, 2020, at which point the app will be shut down. Subscribers who are still active at that time will receive a refund. IBM bought the Weather Underground app and ruined it, and now Dark Sky was bought by Apple and they're ruining that too. Now I will have zero good weather…
Try Carrot on iOS. It is really good. It is famous for its mini game and snarky robot comments that predict the weather. But the core weather is great and has the best interface.
Try Hello Weather - https://helloweatherapp.com/!
Re: Apple acquires Dark Sky
#480Sigh. I mean, congratulations to the founders of Dark Sky. It’s a wonderful app and they deserve all the money they’ll get from this and they deserve a lot of credit for not selling user data when almost every other weather app does. But shutting down the API and Android apps feels like an egregious move by Apple. And I hope we actually see a good improvement to the Apple weather app as a result of this. I remember a…
Jesus christ. That’s the second time in 3 months that I’ll have to rewrite rainmeter skins to change weather API. How hard can it be to just point to data? Time to just go NOAA.