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ceejayoz · 2024-02-08 17:44:30

That was them copycatting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%2B "Disney+ was launched on November 12, 2019"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud "In June 2021, Apple introduced iCloud+..."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitness_(Apple) "Apple Fitness+ is an ad-free video on demand guided workout streaming service announced during Apple's September 2020 Special Event"

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sdan | karma 4054 | avg karma 4.88 · | 2019-11-13 13:47:20+00:00

Was in certain parts of the Apple website before.

jcrites | karma 2960 | avg karma 4.66 · | 2020-03-07 22:06:25+00:00

Pretty sure this was announced at the same time as Sign On with Apple originally, no?

According to the Wayback Machine, the same terms were present as early as October 1st 2019 (maybe earlier; didn't look):

https://web.archive.org/web/20191001161920/https://developer...

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mthoms | karma 4270 | avg karma 2.02 · | 2016-11-14 22:28:03+00:00

Relevant HN threads:

Apple Has Removed Dash from the App Store: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12646919

Apple Responds to Dash Controversy: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12680131

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dividuum | karma 2545 | avg karma 3.79 · | 2021-06-16 15:38:23

Correct. I guess it wasn't really obvious from the linked mail. The introduction video at https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10096/ is a lot clearer.

shagie | karma 9759 | avg karma 2.45 · | 2022-12-01 13:44:14

(I haven't gone trawling through captures) but its been there for at least a month.

https://web.archive.org/web/20221030193939/https://developer... (search for NFT in the page).

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codeulike | karma 12665 | avg karma 4.84 · | 2020-09-11 23:16:46

Its been there for years

https://web.archive.org/web/20160706210122/https://developer...

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codeulike | karma 12665 | avg karma 4.84 · | 2020-09-11 23:14:52+00:00

I think that bit has been in there for years.

edit: Here it is, from 2016, probably goes back a lot longer than that

https://web.archive.org/web/20160706210122/https://developer...

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aaronbrethorst | karma 62694 | avg karma 8.0 · | 2014-08-15 23:13:54+00:00

Right. There were at least half a dozen other apps in the App Store doing the exact same thing that launched before Oink. It's been a couple years since I've thought about this space, at all, but some of the others were:

* Stamped: http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/26/stamped/

* Chewsy: http://chewsy.com

* Foodspotting: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foodspotting/id350727118?mt=...

* Ness: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ness_Computing

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pivo | karma 1229 | avg karma 2.6 · | 2023-03-28 15:30:49

I think that's in the Apple News "Business News" section at the bottom. I'd never noticed it before myself.

martey | karma 3960 | avg karma 5.89 · | 2010-08-07 07:02:40+00:00

The domain in the screenshot (mytracking.net) is owned by ABOL Software (http://www.iabol.com/), not Apple.

slver | karma 1575 | avg karma 1.53 · | 2021-05-06 07:24:24

Yeah. You do realize Apple regularly deletes outdated content on their site, or is this a new concept.

keleftheriou | karma 3211 | avg karma 16.9 · | 2022-04-23 14:23:57

Meanwhile, some of Apple's own apps haven't been updated for much longer than that – example: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/itunes-movie-trailers/id471966...

Rules for thee, but not for me!

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