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> I can't recall any Apple service that has been shut down without an alternative.

I can think of an esoteric one that no one misses: Ping (their music-based social media network)

There were a decent number of features in Apple's iTools / MobileMe package which were discontinued with no replacement. One big one that comes to mind was iWeb (static web hosting).

Also their "Print a photo book" from Photos (at the time it was call iPhoto I think?). You could design a photo album and they would send you a really nice bound copy. They discontinued it but had 3rd-party plugins that filled the gap for a while before even those died (I think).

Ironically enough, Google Photos still has this capability.

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