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651 points openchampagne | 1 comments | 04 Feb 25 16:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.544s | 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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nonchalantsui ◴[04 Feb 25 21:43 UTC] No.42939259[source]▶
The Apple TV one is particularly bad due to them naming the service, the box, and the app the same thing. One of them has a + tacked on, who knows which.

As long as they don’t start naming other things Invite, they might avoid that issue. Although maybe they’ll name their HomePod with a screen that and we’re back to square one.

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aurareturn ◴[04 Feb 25 21:58 UTC] No.42939498[source]▶
One of the rare marketing misses for Apple is naming the app, box, and service (with + added on) the same.
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1. PaulHoule ◴[04 Feb 25 22:28 UTC] No.42939924[source]▶
I was shocked at how bad the onboarding experience for Mac is in 2025. I replaced a dying but well seasoned Alienware laptop with a M4 mini, my wife was furious about 'ads everywhere' I mean, Microsoft is notorious for the unwanted solicitations that come with Windows but the nagging pop-ups that are barely altered from 1984 modal dialogs [1], dock crammed with unwanted applications, terrible Safari experience without ad blocker, need Apple account to install ad blocker (at least you can log into Windows with a Microsoft account.) So far as I can tell I didn't even get the 3 months of Apple TV that comes with an iPad.

[1] OG mac, not Orwell. At least Microsoft nags look like HTML.