• NotSteve_@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I also don’t think there’s any chance Apple would move to the cloud. They’re a hardware company…

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      1 year ago

      Well they are trying to move into more of cloud on our hardware. you buy the phone, and at very high profit margin. Then pay to use the only software that can run on it

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        1 year ago

        But that’s still software on the phone/laptop. The devices have online backups through iCloud but no functionality actually runs on a remote server. They sell hardware, Apple would have to change their entire business model to start selling what is basically a thin client which doesn’t seem likely.

        I understand what you’re saying about being locked into iOS on an iPhone but that’s a different topic and not the same as running the device connected to the cloud

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          1 year ago

          Yes it is different but it is a start. Them moving more to could services is in their plans but is doesn’t always work for everyone, or every company.