At the announcement of iOS 5, Apple introduced a dedicated function in society. This function is simply the integration of Twitter at the heart of the mobile operating system. Since then, the result is successful for both Apple brand for the micro-blogging site. Indeed, the number of subscribers has only just skyrocket in a few weeks. But who says social networking ... Facebook says. Facebook now has nearly one billion accounts. Why Apple has not integrated in turn - together with Twitter - in IOS? Well, the reason for the time was financial. In fact, according to information retrieved, Facebook asked a sum of money deemed too important. Apple has turned to Twitter proposing (maybe?) Rates at lower costs. But the future may yet change.
Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, held a meeting on Thursday held in Cupertino with shareholders. One of them asked if Facebook was a "friend or foe." Cook said "friend". He continues: "We do many things with them, our users are using Facebook in huge quantity. I always thought that the two companies could do more together. "So what should we draw from this story? Is this a nod to a future integration? Moreover, with the arrival of OS X Lion Mountain, the loop could be completed. Apple has the answer, Facebook also. Wait patiently.
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Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, held a meeting on Thursday held in Cupertino with shareholders. One of them asked if Facebook was a "friend or foe." Cook said "friend". He continues: "We do many things with them, our users are using Facebook in huge quantity. I always thought that the two companies could do more together. "So what should we draw from this story? Is this a nod to a future integration? Moreover, with the arrival of OS X Lion Mountain, the loop could be completed. Apple has the answer, Facebook also. Wait patiently.
