iOS 6 to feature system-wide Facebook integration, including ‘Liking’ App Store apps

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26 Comments

tbone

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:24 pm · Reply

More intrusive facebook nonsense.
- qka
  
  Monday, June 4, 2012 - 10:01 pm · Reply
  
  Agreed. FB will still suck.
- zek
  
  Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 1:31 am · Reply
  
  I hope this can be turned off completely, i.e. we can be sure the malware sends nothing to fb or anyone, otherwise it owuld render my device useless, because I would not be able to put any real info in it anywhere.
  
  Why does Apple feel the need to give other companies this level of access to our devices anyway? And why do the intelligent people always end up having to put up with violations of their privacy (or at least have to do loads of work to undo them) just to make life easier for the zombies?
Ugh

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:24 pm · Reply

As long as I don’t have to use it.
- Hint
  
  Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:50 pm · Reply
  
  iOS will be less valuable for it. Facebook will be gone in 10 years.
- patranus
  
  Monday, June 4, 2012 - 2:06 pm · Reply
  
  If its integrated with the App store application rankings it sounds like you wont have a choice.
alent1234

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:34 pm · Reply

is facebook still the enemy or can i start liking them now?
Nerd Beautiful

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:34 pm · Reply

I think a lot of folks here are out of touch regarding the usefulness of FB. When you want to share kid pictures or family updates nothing beats Facebook — it’s opt in, useful, easy to use and powerful.
- omalansky
  
  Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:42 pm · Reply
  
  And alot of folks are out of touch regarding the incredible amount of time they waste exchanging utter trivialities on Facebook every day. Different strokes for different folks.
  - Nerd Beautiful
    
    Monday, June 4, 2012 - 1:03 pm · Reply
    
    Yeah, I agree. Think about all the time you waste every day talking to people, and sharing stories, speaking on the phone, texting and catching up while building relations. A total waste! Until we’re all project-focused cyborgs we really are lost and missing the boat on True productivity. I know! Let’s cut out people’s tongues and make them wear blinders like workhorses! You could be the guy to make that work, you visionary, you.
    - sixvodkas
      
      Monday, June 4, 2012 - 1:50 pm · Reply
      
      Difference is, people like omalansky and me, we actually talk (face to face) with our fellow human beings.
      Who’s the cyborg, really?
      - shinolashow
        
        Monday, June 4, 2012 - 3:02 pm · Reply
        
        the irony of you posting here while saying that is pretty hilarious.
        
        yes. you are as clueless as you sound, and the best part is the lack of realization of that fact. on your part. omalansky as well. you two should start up oblivious.com
omalansky

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:41 pm · Reply

iOS Facebook Integration = Unbearably Disgusting
progressiveagentprovocateur

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:44 pm · Reply

To any Apple employee lurkers:
1- I don’t do FarceBook and don’t do software that forces me to. Let me disable the shit or this is where I get off the Apple train.
2- Update the effing Mac Pro or tell us you have no intention to.
- Mitch
  
  Monday, June 4, 2012 - 1:15 pm · Reply
  
  As for #2 Apple has always been the company that doesn’t let out a peep about there new products. Things get leaked on and off. But Apple isn’t the company to tell the public wether or not a refresh is coming. If it is coming you can expect to see it at WWDC in all of 7 days. Slow the fuck down and wait.
  - Think
    
    Monday, June 4, 2012 - 4:34 pm · Reply
    
    Sorry, been waiting 2 years since the last update.
    
    I think that’s slow enough.
hannahjs

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:47 pm · Reply

Hmm. It seems that a new war is shaping up—between those who like and use social networking and those who loathe it.

I’ll miss the old wars. Those were the days!
- zek
  
  Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 1:46 am · Reply
  
  Hey, we all do social networking, on and off the internet. The debate is more about whether we use tools we can control or things like facebook, whose recently bailed-out owner said his users were ‘stupid fscks’ for giving him their private information.
  
  There are plenty of other tools out there we use for ‘social networking’ and those of us who value our right to choose resent having things already ‘integrated’ for us.
  
  I prefer to use ‘networking services’ where I am the customer, not the product, The gullible and simply lazy are welcome to whatever, but don’t give me this ‘opt-out’ shite, just to make it even easier for the marketers of personal info, to my disadvantage, on a device I am paying for. If FB wants integration with my device, let them pay for it.
Joey

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:58 pm · Reply

Well Facebook has been gone from my life since the big Goldman Sachs cash investment. Not willing to have my likes and dislikes sold to advertisers-and I own an ad agency!
If this thing is intrusive or required…maybe time to hop off the iOS bandwagon. And yea-we need a new Mac Pro-NOW!!!!
gallowaycreations

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 1:01 pm · Reply

If it’s as unobtrusive as the Twitter integration in iOS 5, I’m okay with that. Until the article reminded me, I had actually forgotten Twitter was integrated with iOS 5. Never remember seeing it, have certainly never used it. So if the Facebook integration matches that, that’s fine.
- emess1950
  
  Monday, June 4, 2012 - 3:14 pm · Reply
  
  Twitter is integrated!?…
  
  I agree. Use it or not. Get offline and rant there, “face to face,” if you’re so enlightened.
MEES

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 1:17 pm · Reply

Yeah, i don’t use or want Facebook anything in my life and especially in iOS.

Apple, please leave these as apps only. I don’t want it in my face.
BamaNana

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 1:17 pm · Reply

My problem in a nutshell:

1. Trust Apple
2. Distrust Facebook

My knee-jerk response is that Apple has sullied itself with this union.
- quiviran
  
  Monday, June 4, 2012 - 2:59 pm · Reply
  
  Well said.
Apple is Always Right

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 1:18 pm · Reply

Respect Steve Jobs’ company and your fans… F#$% Facebook/Google… please Cook.
correctu

Monday, June 4, 2012 - 2:10 pm · Reply

I don’t need Facebook to like my apps.