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I think for the sake of conversation we would have to draw a dividing line between the operating system Apple makes and the apps Apple makes, even when that lin

I think for the sake of conversation we would have to draw a dividing line between the operating system Apple makes and the apps Apple makes, even when that line can be very, very blurry. (Pre-installed apps, the App Store itself, etc.) I'm having a hard time with the App Store, both as an example of an app that shows ads and should therefore not be allowed to use the device ID without prompting, but also being the app that manages the apps you run on a device, and therefore might require a device ID to function correctly? But perhaps the answer is simpler than that, and Apple only needs to keyword-match to show ads in the App Store, no tracking ID required? Personally, I would solve this dilemma by eliminating App Store ads. Users want the app they searched for, not the app a competitor is paying Apple to promote...

amelius 6y ago
> Users want the app they searched for, not the app a competitor is paying Apple to promote... But wait, you can apply this line of reasoning to any product that is promoted through ads.
kergonath 6y ago
You don’t need any kind of tracking for App Store ads, because the App Store is already aware of all your purchasing history. Same thing for any storefront: Amazon’s stats based on your history won’t be affected either.
Koliakis 6y ago
> I think for the sake of conversation we would have to draw a dividing line between the operating system Apple makes and the apps Apple makes, even when that line can be very, very blurry. (Pre-installed apps, the App Store itself, etc.) There is no meaningful difference when Apple uses "We already have an app for this" as a justification to remove third-party apps from their platform.