Comment by pfortuny
4 years ago
So, yes: they do depend on the local (to the user) availability of that service. So they depend on that.
4 years ago
So, yes: they do depend on the local (to the user) availability of that service. So they depend on that.
No, they don’t! If the server is unavailable everything works fine. The problem is when the server can be reached, but is nonresponsive.
I think that’s an important difference. If Apple’s servers ever go offline, the OS will continue to work.