Fifteen years later, the Apple Cards origin story

(lexontech.org)

87 points | by ksec 3 hours ago

5 comments

  • mvac 8 minutes ago
    Wow, I can see this type of service becoming a big hit these days. Similar to LP and analog photography comeback.
  • cgio 1 hour ago
    Pretty sure that, even though the source name is changed, the article has enough detail to identify them.
    • tomsmeding 42 minutes ago
      Possibly, but at least a cursory internet search of the person's name doesn't being up this article. Which is a good thing.
  • makeitdouble 1 hour ago
    > Apple worked with the US Postal Service and the Czech Post

    Like many Apple products, it was a really neat service, but was a PITA to deal with internationally.

    This and the photo prints service were the two that really made me ignore the pompous advertisements during the Keynotes. The photo books were also gorgeous, just extremely late, pricey, and dealing with UPS was utterly to exotic for the receiver. I ordered twice and gave up.

    Learned to wait for what Apple would actually do outside of their bubble.

  • iluvcommunism 37 minutes ago
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  • hnisjafx40 1 hour ago
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