I used this once to send my girlfriend a card and she never got the card even after I got confirmation of it being sent. Called Apple up later and after a lot of time wasted they said they didn't sent it out and something went wrong. First and last time I used that service.
I can't count the number of cards I've sent through this app since it launched. Living oversea's it was so easy and cheap to send a beautiful letterpress card back to loved ones in the states.
I didn't even know this was a feature. I've been using Thank You Pro since reading an article about it. They actually have added a lot if features over the last year or so.
As an Apple user located overseas I suspect one of the reasons it was cancelled was because of lack of popularity.
Darn! I used this almost every month. Every time I had a good time with friends and took a picture I'd sent a Card afterwards. Too many to count in total; how is that not popular Apple¿
I suspect the cards were all dispatched from one central location in America
All of mine were send from Hungary.
I used the service twice, three weeks before the cards occasion. On my first try, the card was received within five weeks (two weeks late for the occasion). On the second, it was received within a week, about two weeks too early for the occasion.
Mine took no longer than a week. Sent digitally from somewhere in Europe for delivery either in Europe or The States.
I'm sad to see it go (it was a great app) but it just didn't meet my needs.
I don't like to see it disappear as well. I guess I could use an alternative, but it'll miss that refinement we've grown accustomed to. Crap.
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I used it a number of times and really liked it. But how many times has Apple done this? They introduce a service like this that has potential, but still needs a few improvements, ignore it completely afterwards, and then completely kill it later on.
Typically Apple in how they did it too.
Rudely dropped on zero notice with nothing but a short note in the help file of the website that you have to find yourself.
No warning, no "thanks to our many lovely customers" etc.
If it somehow profited them to drop the iPhone completely tomorrow morning (I know that's extremely unlikely), they would do it no matter what the effect on their customers. If it meant that they would lose money by taking a day or two to do it nicely, they would still do it and not take that day. Money, money, money.
I hated that part of the announcement, and it was weird the way they did it too. Are the apps finally updated? The icons looked slightly different. Does that mean anything? Will we ever know? Will all the free versions come down to those that install iOS7? Or do you really have to buy new hardware? If so why not?
Also, what about those of us that threw away 50-100 bucks on buying these apps? Do we get the ones we didn't buy for free or do we have to buy new hardware?
Also, if these apps are free, what about OS X? If iWork apps are free across all platforms how is this not very very similar to what Microsoft almost got broken up over in the 90's? Bundling Office suites with the OS to avoid competition? Not even letting your competition in the store without taking a percentage of their profits?
Much as I love Apple, and even though I have at least a dozen Apple boxes in my house, I have to say that Apple is exquisitely competent in irritating its customer base.
I give you killing iDVD.
They killed iDVD because to continue developing it and supporting it was not worth the investment, given most people now share their videos via YouTube. Also, iDVD only makes sense if the computer has a DVD burner. Optical media was becoming less commonplace, so Apple started to remove the DVD drives from their computers in response and arguably to accelerate the demise of disc media. Now discs are largely irrelevant, unless you watch your films on discs still. Burning to them is now almost unheard of.
I give you killing Rosetta.
Rosetta was always only ever a temporary fix to help customers and developers get across to Intel. It was never, ever going to be anything more than short term. Apple made this abundantly clear from the start.
And many more.
I had thought there might be more examples given how irritated Apple's customer base is.
And now, killing Cards?
My GF loved Cards. I got lots of fringe benefits from the GF with Cards.
I hated that part of the announcement, and it was weird the way they did it too. Are the apps finally updated? The icons looked slightly different. Does that mean anything? Will we ever know? Will all the free versions come down to those that install iOS7? Or do you really have to buy new hardware? If so why not?
Also, what about those of us that threw away 50-100 bucks on buying these apps? Do we get the ones we didn't buy for free or do we have to buy new hardware?
Also, if these apps are free, what about OS X? If iWork apps are free across all platforms how is this not very very similar to what Microsoft almost got broken up over in the 90's? Bundling Office suites with the OS to avoid competition? Not even letting your competition in the store without taking a percentage of their profits?
Does it matter? I bought all of them when they came out, but I didn't break the bank because of that. I believe it was 3x10 + 2x5 so $40. Or in my case €37 in total. Designed for use on $500+ phones we replace every (other) year. I'd say, no biggie.
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My GF loved Cards. I got lots of fringe benefits from the GF with Cards.
And now it's dead.
Sigh...
Flowers instead? I found a nice rose, a smile and a bit of charm works wonders.
But that's just me...
CD's & DVD's (discs) aren't dead. Not by a long shot.
Out here on the cutting edge they are. All my media is on my iPad. How are things going back there at the tail end of the technology adoption curve?
Darn! I used this almost every month. Every time I had a good time with friends and took a picture I'd sent a Card afterwards. Too many to count in total; how is that not popular Apple¿
All of mine were send from Hungary.
Mine took no longer than a week. Sent digitally from somewhere in Europe for delivery either in Europe or The States.
I don't like to see it disappear as well. I guess I could use an alternative, but it'll miss that refinement we've grown accustomed to. Crap.
I hope you guys will get Cards for iPhoto in a future iPhoto for iOS update, but that won't fix the fact that it just doesn't work in Finland.
You still have Stationary within Mail so hopefully they'll add to that?
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- Printed postcards and greeting cards
- iPhone, iPad and Android
- Over 4m downloads, free download
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Maybe they shut it down because YOU were using it too often and the overheads were costing Apple too much.
You bastard!
Should I respond in this forum here, or send you a personalised Hallmark card? Definitely won't be using Touchnote, that's a given!
Did I understand this correctly? The service isn't being discontinued, just the app.
It will presumably be replaced by an updated iPhoto which is now also FREE.
Where is the problem?
free only IF you purchase a new device.
I used it a number of times and really liked it. But how many times has Apple done this? They introduce a service like this that has potential, but still needs a few improvements, ignore it completely afterwards, and then completely kill it later on.
Typically Apple in how they did it too.
Rudely dropped on zero notice with nothing but a short note in the help file of the website that you have to find yourself.
No warning, no "thanks to our many lovely customers" etc.
If it somehow profited them to drop the iPhone completely tomorrow morning (I know that's extremely unlikely), they would do it no matter what the effect on their customers. If it meant that they would lose money by taking a day or two to do it nicely, they would still do it and not take that day. Money, money, money.
free only IF you purchase a new device.
I hated that part of the announcement, and it was weird the way they did it too. Are the apps finally updated? The icons looked slightly different. Does that mean anything? Will we ever know? Will all the free versions come down to those that install iOS7? Or do you really have to buy new hardware? If so why not?
Also, what about those of us that threw away 50-100 bucks on buying these apps? Do we get the ones we didn't buy for free or do we have to buy new hardware?
Also, if these apps are free, what about OS X? If iWork apps are free across all platforms how is this not very very similar to what Microsoft almost got broken up over in the 90's? Bundling Office suites with the OS to avoid competition? Not even letting your competition in the store without taking a percentage of their profits?
They killed iDVD because to continue developing it and supporting it was not worth the investment, given most people now share their videos via YouTube. Also, iDVD only makes sense if the computer has a DVD burner. Optical media was becoming less commonplace, so Apple started to remove the DVD drives from their computers in response and arguably to accelerate the demise of disc media. Now discs are largely irrelevant, unless you watch your films on discs still. Burning to them is now almost unheard of.
Rosetta was always only ever a temporary fix to help customers and developers get across to Intel. It was never, ever going to be anything more than short term. Apple made this abundantly clear from the start.
I had thought there might be more examples given how irritated Apple's customer base is.
Ah, so *you're* the irritated customer.
Good thing it still works then. I still use it.
Does it matter? I bought all of them when they came out, but I didn't break the bank because of that. I believe it was 3x10 + 2x5 so $40. Or in my case €37 in total. Designed for use on $500+ phones we replace every (other) year. I'd say, no biggie.