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Apple Plans to Stop Providing Customer Support on Twitter and YouTube (www.macrumors.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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[–] 137 points 3 years ago (8 children)

Would be nice if companies can spin up their own (lemmy|mastodon|...) instances and push out releases there. No more "blue check marks" to verify authenticity or relying on the platform to be stable. If it comes from @public.apple.com, then it's guaranteed to be authentic.

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  • [–] 38 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    If it’s good enough for the BBC and the German government, then it’s good enough for large corporations.

    Plus, there was just a post earlier today where someone was showing X/Twitter was asking for $1000 a month to verify their business account. Why would Apple ever pay that?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    because to them $1000/mo is the equivalent of paying a subscription with your pocket lint

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    They still wouldn't pay it if they can find a way around it.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    i agree that apple probably doesnt want to throw $1k/mo into the trash, but if you were to take a detailed look at all of the money apple spends each month, you would likely find a lot of waste that is harder to justify than having a verified presence on twitter. not saying i agree with them hypothetically spending $1k/mo on twitter, but if you're running a multinational corporation that pulls in almost $400 billion a year, you most likely wouldn't care too much about where 0.000003% of your annual revenue is going.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Also they can additionally see subdomain accounts as a verification service.

    The point of Twitter was they didn't have to do it themselves tho. Company websites weren't a thing back in the past bur became one for the same reason they later got Twitter. The suggestion of self hosting is, in a way, somewhat of a step back. But they SHOULD be doing it.

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  • [+] -33 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    … what? Why would a company release software on a microblogging platform?

    What I think you’re getting at is the use of asymmetric cryptography. But Apple can use that while still releasing thru normal means like the App Store, their website, etc

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