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That's actually always a good guidance: What's the business model/the aim of a company? Does it align with my own aims and wishes? It's the basic difference be
by sveme 6y ago
That's actually always a good guidance: What's the business model/the aim of a company? Does it align with my own aims and wishes?
It's the basic difference between Google/Facebook and Apple. Google/Facebook sells ads, Apple sells hardware. Google/Facebook need to know as much as possible about you to sell more ads. Apple does not.
Obviously, these things can change.
- izacus 6y agoIf that's true, why did Apple ads start showing in iOS? There's now a promotion for Apples services in iOS 14 settings, we're getting notifications about Apple arcade things, the Apple Ads tracking setting is ON by default and split from 3rd party ad tracking settings... Not to mention their actions like political censorship (just from today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24939717 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24939717 ) Your narrative fits Apple marketing, but not their actions anymore.
- sveme 6y agoAs I said, things can change, company aims can change - and as you said, it's not clear cut anymore whether Apple is to be trusted.
- throw0101a 6y ago> If that's true, why did Apple ads start showing in iOS? Just because Apple does things besides sell hardware, doesn't mean those other things are their primary focus. "Services" make up 'only' 22% of their revenue: * https://sixcolors.com/post/2020/10/apple-q4-2020-results-record-mac-revenue-iphone-down/ https://sixcolors.com/post/2020/10/apple-q4-2020-results-rec... I'd hazard to guess that App stores, Music, Pay, and TV make up the majority of revenues—and not ads.
- botverse 6y agoIt depends of where they find growth to be at
- wdr1 6y ago> Apple sells hardware That's a very limited view of Apple.