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Apple Invites

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651 points openchampagne | 2 comments | 04 Feb 25 16:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.424s | source
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lordofgibbons ◴[04 Feb 25 22:24 UTC] No.42939855[source]▶
I really hope this fails.

Apple will use it's dominant position to create lock in like how they did with iMessage instead of cooperating with other platforms on a common standard.

Oder friends and family are surprised when they want to video call over Facetime and find it hard to believe other people's phones don't have Apple apps.

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pbronez ◴[04 Feb 25 22:35 UTC] No.42940020[source]▶
> Guests can view and respond to an invitation using the new iPhone app or on the web without needing an iCloud+ subscription or an Apple Account.
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sithadmin ◴[04 Feb 25 22:37 UTC] No.42940066[source]▶
If it's anything like the web version of Facetime, it's not gonna be a great experience for non-iOS users.
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1. AyyEye ◴[04 Feb 25 22:53 UTC] No.42940298[source]▶
...there's a web facetime??
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2. koolba ◴[04 Feb 25 22:57 UTC] No.42940350[source]▶
Apparently there is!

https://support.apple.com/en-us/109364