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It is interesting. Apple is trying to position itself as more privacy friendly suggesting that the tide may be finally turning. It is difficult for me to believ

It is interesting. Apple is trying to position itself as more privacy friendly suggesting that the tide may be finally turning. It is difficult for me to believe that they would do it without customer demographic suggesting their user base places some value on it.

valuearb 6y ago
Apple has been “more privacy friendly” for at least a decade.
jjcon 6y ago
As has been said before - it is kinda hilarious to see people suggest Apple is privacy minded for marketing purposes because 5-7 years ago when they were privacy minded people said it would be a huge competitive disadvantage because users didn’t care.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 6y ago
  In a sense, it does not take much when main competitor in that space does not really hide a desire to hoover anything and everything.
- scarface74 6y ago
  And it would put Apple behind with AI/ML. They are behind, but they are catching up. Google has to do everything on the server. Most Android devices have slow outdated hardware so you can’t do too much on the device.
  - deadmutex 6y ago
    > Google has to do everything on the server. Most Android devices have slow outdated hardware so you can’t do too much on the device. The other side of the coin is that you can bring features to more people. People that do not have the money to buy the expensive iPhones, etc.
- orangecat 6y ago
  If you ask people if they want to be tracked, almost all will say no. If you ask if they'd rather be tracked or pay $X/month in exchange for a service, most will choose the tracking.
nojito 6y ago
>Apple is trying to position itself as more privacy friendly suggesting that the tide may be finally turning. This isn't a recent thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39iKLwlUqBo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39iKLwlUqBo
tonyedgecombe 6y ago
It's interesting to think about it from Google's perspective. How can they respond to it without undermining their whole business model. The answer is they can't.

valuearb 6y ago

Apple has been “more privacy friendly” for at least a decade.

jjcon 6y ago

As has been said before - it is kinda hilarious to see people suggest Apple is privacy minded for marketing purposes because 5-7 years ago when they were privacy minded people said it would be a huge competitive disadvantage because users didn’t care.

A4ET8a8uTh0 6y ago
In a sense, it does not take much when main competitor in that space does not really hide a desire to hoover anything and everything.
scarface74 6y ago
And it would put Apple behind with AI/ML. They are behind, but they are catching up. Google has to do everything on the server. Most Android devices have slow outdated hardware so you can’t do too much on the device.
- deadmutex 6y ago
  > Google has to do everything on the server. Most Android devices have slow outdated hardware so you can’t do too much on the device. The other side of the coin is that you can bring features to more people. People that do not have the money to buy the expensive iPhones, etc.
orangecat 6y ago
If you ask people if they want to be tracked, almost all will say no. If you ask if they'd rather be tracked or pay $X/month in exchange for a service, most will choose the tracking.

nojito 6y ago

>Apple is trying to position itself as more privacy friendly suggesting that the tide may be finally turning. This isn't a recent thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39iKLwlUqBo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39iKLwlUqBo

tonyedgecombe 6y ago

It's interesting to think about it from Google's perspective. How can they respond to it without undermining their whole business model. The answer is they can't.