Apple is closing the ‘world’s largest community of Apple fans.’ Why shutting it down makes sense

On Tuesday, Apple announced it will permanently shut down one of its oldest online services: the Apple Support Community forum, where users could post questions and get answers about the iPhone, the Mac, and other Apple products they owned. The forum has existed in some form since the late ’90s, but its closure, while abrupt, makes a lot of sense. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? One Tuesday, visitors to the Apple Support Community (found at discussions.apple.com) d...