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Unless they have some kind of vendetta against Snapchat, I doubt either company is interested in cloning a zero-revenue app which is completely orthogonal to th
by jliptzin 13y ago
Unless they have some kind of vendetta against Snapchat, I doubt either company is interested in cloning a zero-revenue app which is completely orthogonal to their main businesses, and may in fact turn out to be a fad.
Edit: Turns out it's a lot easier than that:
https://developer.apple.com/programs/terms/registered_apple_developer_20100301.pdf https://developer.apple.com/programs/terms/registered_apple_...
"Apple may terminate or suspend you as a Registered Apple Developer at any time in Apple’s sole discretion."
Apple could kill snapchat at the click of a mouse and give any reason they want.
- ctdonath 13y agoApple's software & service products don't exist for their own revenue, they exist to attract more people to the proprietary hardware and to keep them there. Considering Facebook's & Twitter's iOS integration, Apple might just do the same with Snapchat and pay them some real revenue - making Snapchat utterly dependent on Apple without actually making the service Apple's problem.