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Ask HN: What company was the most affected by Apple's announcements today?

13 points by jmathai 12y ago

ShaneOG 12y ago
Apple?
webmaven 12y ago
If Parse hadn't already been acquired by FB, they would have been my pick (CloudKit is obviously a reaction to that acquisition).
toomuchtodo 12y ago
I wouldn't say affected per se, but it looks like Apple is treading on Dropbox, Google Voice (SMS/Voice integration), Google itself through the enhanced local client search, Whatsapp (again, SMS/Voice integration), and Evernote/Sketch (mail client markup).
tptacek 12y ago
Measuring in dollars, probably Google; in a bunch of subtle ways (which added up to something unsubtle), Apple cut off UX paths that led to Google searches. Following that, Dropbox is the next most likely to get hit, but I'd be surprised if iCloud got that much Windows adoptions, or any Android adoption; they'll be fine.
- dwd 12y ago
  Funny, no one mentioned Microsoft. It must be a strange state to pass from most feared and hated to irrelevancy.
  - Hominem 12y ago
    I wouldn't say that. Swift must be in part an effort to stave off C#/Unity/Xamarin. Imagine if Microsoft got a significant foothold into the iOS development tool chain.
masterj 12y ago
http://www.rubymotion.com/ http://www.rubymotion.com/ ?
- deedubaya 12y ago
  Swift is a step in the right direction, but RubyMotion is adding support for Android, which will make it more appealing than Swift. Also, it's ruby. activate high and mighty language boner now
  - fluffyjack 12y ago
    I've written a response for peoples questions on the future of RubyMotion, ignore the sensationalist title :) http://blog.motioninmotion.tv/why-swift-will-never-replace-rubymotion http://blog.motioninmotion.tv/why-swift-will-never-replace-r...
rlalwani 12y ago
I felt Apple really wants to use the network effects to choke Android. If everything works so well with each other in the Apple ecosystem, it is going to make the life difficult for Android. Steve Jobs wanted to go nuclear on Android but I think Tim is really doing it - calmly.
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krrishd 12y ago
CloudKit definitely seemed like it was taking a bite out of the BaaS market share, considering that it's integrated so closely with the SDK and has quite a generous free tier.
rtcoms 12y ago
DuckDuckGo in positive manner

13 points by jmathai 12y ago

Apple?

If Parse hadn't already been acquired by FB, they would have been my pick (CloudKit is obviously a reaction to that acquisition).

toomuchtodo 12y ago

I wouldn't say affected per se, but it looks like Apple is treading on Dropbox, Google Voice (SMS/Voice integration), Google itself through the enhanced local client search, Whatsapp (again, SMS/Voice integration), and Evernote/Sketch (mail client markup).

tptacek 12y ago

Measuring in dollars, probably Google; in a bunch of subtle ways (which added up to something unsubtle), Apple cut off UX paths that led to Google searches. Following that, Dropbox is the next most likely to get hit, but I'd be surprised if iCloud got that much Windows adoptions, or any Android adoption; they'll be fine.

dwd 12y ago
Funny, no one mentioned Microsoft. It must be a strange state to pass from most feared and hated to irrelevancy.
- Hominem 12y ago
  I wouldn't say that. Swift must be in part an effort to stave off C#/Unity/Xamarin. Imagine if Microsoft got a significant foothold into the iOS development tool chain.

masterj 12y ago

http://www.rubymotion.com/ http://www.rubymotion.com/ ?

deedubaya 12y ago
Swift is a step in the right direction, but RubyMotion is adding support for Android, which will make it more appealing than Swift. Also, it's ruby. activate high and mighty language boner now
- fluffyjack 12y ago
  I've written a response for peoples questions on the future of RubyMotion, ignore the sensationalist title :) http://blog.motioninmotion.tv/why-swift-will-never-replace-rubymotion http://blog.motioninmotion.tv/why-swift-will-never-replace-r...

rlalwani 12y ago

I felt Apple really wants to use the network effects to choke Android. If everything works so well with each other in the Apple ecosystem, it is going to make the life difficult for Android. Steve Jobs wanted to go nuclear on Android but I think Tim is really doing it - calmly.

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krrishd 12y ago

CloudKit definitely seemed like it was taking a bite out of the BaaS market share, considering that it's integrated so closely with the SDK and has quite a generous free tier.

rtcoms 12y ago

DuckDuckGo in positive manner