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651 points openchampagne | 2 comments | 04 Feb 25 16:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.421s | source
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PaulHoule ◴[04 Feb 25 21:25 UTC] No.42938976[source]▶
Even though "... anyone can RSVP, regardless of whether they have an Apple Account or Apple device" I think this being an Apple branded service is going to make this appear exclusionary and will mean some people won't participate even if they could.

I see the same risk involved with Apple TV's branding; Apple TV works great on Xbox, on NVIDIA Shield and on PC. I'm sure though there are a lot of people who just decide that shows like Foundation and subscriptions like MLS Season's Pass just aren't for them. I don't know if it is a 5% or a 20% drop but it has to be real.

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dkjaudyeqooe ◴[04 Feb 25 21:36 UTC] No.42939154[source]▶
> I think this being an Apple branded service is going to make this appear exclusionary and will mean some people won't participate even if they could.

Don't you think that's kind of the point? Do you think having green and blue messaging bubbles was unintentional?

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1. karaterobot ◴[04 Feb 25 21:59 UTC] No.42939509[source]▶
Yes it was intentional, but this is a different case. If a meaningful percentage of people don't think they can attend an event because they don't own an iPhone, that's a big problem for adoption of this product. Whether that will happen or not, I have no idea, but I think that's what the person you responded to was saying.
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