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Re:Tim Cook, the interview: Running Apple ‘is sort of a lone... by k-mcgrady on Sunday August 14, 2016 @07:57PM (#12287881)
Agreed. I think they will be able to make it more and more standalone as the technology for that becomes available (battery life is probably the main reason they can't now). I see it as similar to the iPod being Mac only at the start.
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Re:Tim Cook, the interview: Running Apple ‘is sort of a lone... by digi_owl on Sunday August 14, 2016 @08:21PM (#12287935)
Nah, the iPod thing was managerial, not technical.
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Re:Tim Cook, the interview: Running Apple ‘is sort of a lone... by k-mcgrady on Monday August 15, 2016 @09:45AM (#12290360)
It was both. You could only manage it using a Mac and developing iTunes for Windows was a technical roadblock. With the Watch you can only manage it using iOS and opening it up to other phones or making it work standalone is technical.
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