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That sounds totally unlike Apple. Last time I checked, Apple made its billions by selling products and software, not ads. They do have iAds, but they specifica
by dextorious 15y ago
That sounds totally unlike Apple. Last time I checked, Apple made its billions by selling products and software, not ads.
They do have iAds, but they specifically designed those to be as unobtrusive as possible, and developers have to decide if they want to use them in their apps.
- sambeau 15y agoI wonder whether Apple lost interest in iAds a little when they realised the potential of Siri to replace search: suddenly they had a better way to disrupt Google.
- jad 15y agoOr maybe Apple doesn't know anything about the ad business and has executed poorly. No need to over think it.
- dextorious 15y agoOr maybe they don't need to: http://www.bnet.com/blog/advertising-business/inside-the-revenue-model-for-iad-why-apple-doesnt-want-to-win-the-mobile-ad-race/6876 http://www.bnet.com/blog/advertising-business/inside-the-rev...