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Posted by ksec 13 hours ago

Fifteen years later, the Apple Cards origin story(lexontech.org)
313 points | 71 commentspage 2
mvac 10 hours ago|
Wow, I can see this type of service becoming a big hit these days. Similar to LP and analog photography comeback.
jagged-chisel 10 hours ago||
There are several companies doing it. Here’s Touch Note:

https://touchnote.com/us/welcome/

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/touchnote-personalized-cards/i...

WillAdams 10 hours ago||
Pretty sure those folks are just using a digital press and sending things out w/ a bar-coded envelope w/ printed indicia --- as noted in the article, it was the letterpress aspect which set this apart.
jagged-chisel 10 hours ago||
Well, sure. But GP says “this type of service” which is indeed available. The exact service would be outrageously expensive, and too few customers would buy at the required prices.
software_writer 5 hours ago||
Such a pretty website / blog. You don't see many of these nowadays.
makeitdouble 11 hours 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.

hnisjafx40 12 hours ago||
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iluvcommunism 11 hours ago|
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