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Is Apple really an ad company? I think it's reasonable to expect better from them.
by deanishe 1y ago
Is Apple really an ad company?
I think it's reasonable to expect better from them.
- fsflover 1y agoThey aim to become one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34299433 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34299433 https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/19/apple-now-directly-selling-ads-in-news-app/ https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/19/apple-now-directly-sell... https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/10/apple-makes-it-really-hard-for-users-to-completely-stop-it-from-collecting-data https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/10/apple-makes-it-re...
- comprev 1y agoSince Apple take a slice of the App store sale it's in their best interest to "feature" apps which are already popular and bring in good revenue. Why promote an app with 100 sales over another with 10,000?
- dylan604 1y agoWhy do people continue asking this question? Why do people think Apple is not collecting data to serve ads? Do they not remember being asked about it when setting up their devices when the ask if you want to share or not? Have they not seen the privacy options about Apple's ad network? Is it actual ignorance or head in the sand?