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There are even ads now in the News app. I mean, I paid $1k for the iPhone X and iOS, why the hell do the native apps come with ads? What's next? Ads in Calend

There are even ads now in the News app. I mean, I paid $1k for the iPhone X and iOS, why the hell do the native apps come with ads? What's next? Ads in Calendar and Mail?

paulryanrogers 9y ago
Sounds similar to Windows 10.
- adventured 9y ago
  I've never seen an ad in Windows 10. Not once. Serious question: where are these ads supposed to be showing?
  - chrisper 9y ago
    Just open the start menu after a fresh install. Candy crush, Facebook etc. will welcome you.
    - adventured 9y ago
      Are those dependent on the OEM? My start menu never had any of that from the first setup. Neither of those are on my system anywhere. The only really super annoying thing on my system has been cortana, being unable to fully remove it.
      - chrisper 9y ago
        It could be. I think it also depends on if you are online at the time of setup.
      - arca_vorago 9y ago
        You are being disingenuous because you are a power user who has admitted to carefully reviewing your settings and running a third party cleaner, but you are acting like you are the kind of standard user we are talking about.
    - romanovcode 9y ago
      Technically they are not ads. You remove them after fresh install and they never come back.
      - chrisper 9y ago
        By your logic, ads on website aren't ads either. I remove them once with an extension and they never come back.
  - anonymousab 9y ago
    Lock screen, start menu, various system menus at that. There are a few less of them if you remove internet access. Then there's the nagging about getting office or whatever latest software that pops up in the corner occasionally. It is somewhat dependant on your version of Windows 10.
    - pjmlp 9y ago
      Pro has zero ads, never seen them.
      - chrisper 9y ago
        I cannot confirm this. I have Pro and get the same Popups and shortcuts to Candy Crush etc. They usually get installed during your first setup.
        ksk 9y ago
        Yeah, it takes me about 20 mins to de-crappify windows 10, and then I get this.. https://imgur.com/a/SaphU https://imgur.com/a/SaphU
        chrisper 9y ago
        Does Candy Crush not come back for you? It always did for me.
        ksk 9y ago
        It hasn't so far.
        pjmlp 9y ago
        Which is what I mean. The app stores links are as much ads as bundling software in the old days.
        chrisper 9y ago
  - ktta 9y ago
    Google this: Windows 10 ads site:reddit.com
  - skc 9y ago
    Me neither but I wonder if it's because I'm in Africa
  - whywhywhywhy 9y ago
    I’ve never seen them on pro either. Maybe there is an option to turn them off on install that everyone but me missed.
marcell 9y ago
Those ads are probably to pay the news companies, not Apple. They probably don’t get any money from Apple so they need some revenue to justify licensing their content for Apple news.
- dbbk 9y ago
  Yes. If there weren’t ads, publishers would make no money on their content and it would make no sense to publish through Apple News.
sjg007 9y ago
It’s why I prefer Apple TV over fire or roku.
gehsty 9y ago
I think app store is fair game, if the adds are well done they can actually be useful. Overcast adverts prove this. I think they need to invest heavily in making it very very difficult (impossible?) for copy cat type apps to appear in search and making sure that adverts are clearly marked as adverts... It will just turn into a shit show otherwise...

There are even ads now in the News app. I mean, I paid $1k for the iPhone X and iOS, why the hell do the native apps come with ads? What's next? Ads in Calendar and Mail?

paulryanrogers 9y ago

Sounds similar to Windows 10.

adventured 9y ago
I've never seen an ad in Windows 10. Not once. Serious question: where are these ads supposed to be showing?
- chrisper 9y ago
  Just open the start menu after a fresh install. Candy crush, Facebook etc. will welcome you.
  - adventured 9y ago
    Are those dependent on the OEM? My start menu never had any of that from the first setup. Neither of those are on my system anywhere. The only really super annoying thing on my system has been cortana, being unable to fully remove it.
    - chrisper 9y ago
      It could be. I think it also depends on if you are online at the time of setup.
    - arca_vorago 9y ago
      You are being disingenuous because you are a power user who has admitted to carefully reviewing your settings and running a third party cleaner, but you are acting like you are the kind of standard user we are talking about.
  - romanovcode 9y ago
    Technically they are not ads. You remove them after fresh install and they never come back.
    - chrisper 9y ago
      By your logic, ads on website aren't ads either. I remove them once with an extension and they never come back.
- anonymousab 9y ago
  Lock screen, start menu, various system menus at that. There are a few less of them if you remove internet access. Then there's the nagging about getting office or whatever latest software that pops up in the corner occasionally. It is somewhat dependant on your version of Windows 10.
  - pjmlp 9y ago
    Pro has zero ads, never seen them.
    - chrisper 9y ago
      I cannot confirm this. I have Pro and get the same Popups and shortcuts to Candy Crush etc. They usually get installed during your first setup.
      - ksk 9y ago
        Yeah, it takes me about 20 mins to de-crappify windows 10, and then I get this.. https://imgur.com/a/SaphU https://imgur.com/a/SaphU
        chrisper 9y ago
        Does Candy Crush not come back for you? It always did for me.
        ksk 9y ago
        It hasn't so far.
        pjmlp 9y ago
        Which is what I mean. The app stores links are as much ads as bundling software in the old days.
        chrisper 9y ago
- ktta 9y ago
  Google this: Windows 10 ads site:reddit.com
- skc 9y ago
  Me neither but I wonder if it's because I'm in Africa
- whywhywhywhy 9y ago
  I’ve never seen them on pro either. Maybe there is an option to turn them off on install that everyone but me missed.

marcell 9y ago

Those ads are probably to pay the news companies, not Apple. They probably don’t get any money from Apple so they need some revenue to justify licensing their content for Apple news.

dbbk 9y ago
Yes. If there weren’t ads, publishers would make no money on their content and it would make no sense to publish through Apple News.

sjg007 9y ago

It’s why I prefer Apple TV over fire or roku.

gehsty 9y ago

I think app store is fair game, if the adds are well done they can actually be useful. Overcast adverts prove this. I think they need to invest heavily in making it very very difficult (impossible?) for copy cat type apps to appear in search and making sure that adverts are clearly marked as adverts... It will just turn into a shit show otherwise...