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What's Twitter's Identity Now That It Is Apple's Identity Provider

• dmboyd 15y ago
  All apple need to do is somehow "crowd-source" tweets into their own db as part of their "anonymous diagnostic and user data" clause and then cut them out like they did to SkyHook.
  • jonursenbach 15y ago
    Comparing the Skyhook incident to Twitter doesn't really make sense. People aren't going to stop using Twitter and switch over to Apple because they're got a clone. Look at Ping.
• wmf 15y ago
  Decent article, but the headline is exaggerated. Do you log into iCloud using Twitter? No?
• briggsbio 15y ago
  I think a huge question now becomes, what will Apple do with Twitter? - Twitter's been slow to scale revenue (read: their IPO could disappoint) - Apple doesn't "get" social (ping=fail) - Facebook will want in on the action, but Apple is always about the user experience, and may want to keep things simple (integrating both could confuse the "normals") - Facebook has really not done well with their iOS apps. iPhone app is weak, and no iPad app (seriously?) - Google will want to acquire Twitter BAD, though the Apple deal may forbid it (possibly goes to terms Facebook wouldn't agree to) - If this deal is mutually beneficial, will it make sense to buy Twitter with Apple's mountain of cash? - Is it now either IPO (see point 1) or Apple acquisition? This smacks of an "offer [Twitter] couldn't refuse." But I love that it happened. I think it will be very positive. And I hope Apple writes a big check. But I think this could also go very wrong for Twitter.
• tobylane 15y ago
  I hope not. Game Center, iMessages, App Store? I haven't heard anything about twitter coming in through the OS, just going out. AppleIDs are even more important now, listen how often Blsckberry users talk about their BBM pins/IDs.