Duplicates existing functionality (2010)

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26 pointsCrazedGeek5 comments

Why is this story on the first page? What did i miss in news? I mean the only reason to post such old articles would be that the content is suddenly very relevant _today_. What is it?

Did it stop being relevant? It's just a reminder of the risks you run when running a and developing for a closed garden. It's a good point, always worth underlining it I guess.

Did it stop being relevant?

It did, since Apple now allows competitors to their apps in their store. I usually use Google Maps/Mail on my iPhone in leu of the Apple-provided apps.

Mozilla aren't able to ship a full Firefox on iOS though.

Mailbox, Google Maps, iCatcher (podcasts).

Apple has changed, and it has changed for the better.

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