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Apple displays a goddamn relevant result in the AppStore, while Google actively makes use of every single movement you make — it is just a completely dishonest

by kaba0 3y ago

Apple displays a goddamn relevant result in the AppStore, while Google actively makes use of every single movement you make — it is just a completely dishonest comparison and has no basis in reality. This is the non-political version of EnLIGhteNEd centrism.

thefz 3y ago
Still, making billions with your data and a failed promise of privacy. https://proton.me/blog/apple-ad-company https://proton.me/blog/apple-ad-company They are no better than anyone else, they just convinced you so.
- kaba0 3y ago
  They make more money with much much more primitive “targeting” because they are sitting on top their own platform with no competition. If someone wants to display their ad on the Apple platform, they pay apple. I don’t mind being targeted by searching for “mobile game” in the app store and it displays a mobile game ad, and maybe even used up that I’m a male in his 20s. That just can’t be compared in good faith to what google or facebook does.
tredre3 3y ago
I thought it was just me! Search on the Google Play store is just useless. It shows you 1-2 relevant results if you're lucky, then a few pages of ads, followed by completely unrelated results. When I know full well that what I'm searching is there (and indeed it shows up in Aurora Store or even google search no problem).
- Xeamek 3y ago
  If you can't find the app you searched for directly, it usually means that play store deemed your phone incompatible (for whatever reason) and hide the result, nothing to do with the search quality
- MBCook 3y ago
  If you don’t the name of the app you want, the iOS App Store search is garbage too.
  - brewdad 3y ago
    Not true in my experience. If I search for a topic rather than an app name, Apple gives me relevant results all the way down and generally of decent quality. Google starts showing me fake flashlight apps by the fifth result or so.

by kaba0 3y ago

thefz 3y ago

Still, making billions with your data and a failed promise of privacy. https://proton.me/blog/apple-ad-company https://proton.me/blog/apple-ad-company They are no better than anyone else, they just convinced you so.

kaba0 3y ago
They make more money with much much more primitive “targeting” because they are sitting on top their own platform with no competition. If someone wants to display their ad on the Apple platform, they pay apple. I don’t mind being targeted by searching for “mobile game” in the app store and it displays a mobile game ad, and maybe even used up that I’m a male in his 20s. That just can’t be compared in good faith to what google or facebook does.

tredre3 3y ago

I thought it was just me! Search on the Google Play store is just useless. It shows you 1-2 relevant results if you're lucky, then a few pages of ads, followed by completely unrelated results. When I know full well that what I'm searching is there (and indeed it shows up in Aurora Store or even google search no problem).

Xeamek 3y ago
If you can't find the app you searched for directly, it usually means that play store deemed your phone incompatible (for whatever reason) and hide the result, nothing to do with the search quality
MBCook 3y ago
If you don’t the name of the app you want, the iOS App Store search is garbage too.
- brewdad 3y ago
  Not true in my experience. If I search for a topic rather than an app name, Apple gives me relevant results all the way down and generally of decent quality. Google starts showing me fake flashlight apps by the fifth result or so.