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I'm kind of curious too. They've got the revenue to fund it, but I wouldn't say "theoretically advanced software" has historically been Apple's notable quality
by ethbro 10y ago
I'm kind of curious too. They've got the revenue to fund it, but I wouldn't say "theoretically advanced software" has historically been Apple's notable quality (subject to a few periods and exceptions).
Incredible design, hardware engineering, and product fit, yes. But the software typically seemed a more polished version of mainstream ideas.
- surfmike 10y agoAgreed. Took Apple a long time for their cloud based services to work out their kinks.
- honkhonkpants 10y agoApple "worked out the kinks" of iCloud by outsourcing it to actual cloud providers. They may become a cloud services powerhouse but they are way behind today.
- kartD 10y agoMaps too, they're adding some really cool features that google doesn't have