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Another brand I will not buy. What has become of so many companies selling out? Apple, Lenovo, Hisense, and so on.
by ktallett 8mo ago
Another brand I will not buy. What has become of so many companies selling out? Apple, Lenovo, Hisense, and so on.
- cr125rider 8mo agoIt’s unfair to say Apple has sold out when they’re the last bastion of commercial streaming boxes that aren’t riddled with ads
- rebeccaskinner 8mo agoIt is pretty riddled with ads though. By default the Home Screen shows the tv all and it’s completely crammed with ads.
- Y-bar 8mo agoDepends on your definition of ”ads”. As someone deep in the apple ecosystem without a subscription to Music or Apple TV I get regular full screen promotions/ads to subscribe when all I want to do is listen or watch my bought content.
- RankingMember 8mo agoYeah I see them creeping in everywhere in Apple's world- now there are ads in Apple Wallet
- shantara 8mo agoConnecting new AirPods to an iPhone for the first time now shows Apple Music subscription ad right on the pairing screen
- chung8123 8mo agoSupply and demand. Unfortunately there are way more people that would rather the lower price than the ad-free.
- yccs27 8mo agoI'm not so sure this is really a free market equilibrium. There are two effects which explain the prevalence of ads even if consumers are willing to pay more for ad-free products: - Imperfect information, aka Market for Lemons: It can be hard to find out how prevalent ads will be when buying a product. Consumers often make a purchasing decision without knowledge about ads. - Changing terms after lock-in, aka Enshittification: Manufacturers (like Hisense here) can add advertising to products after consumers have already bought them. Initially, consumers have negotiation power since they can freely choose a product, but later they are locked in and cannot easily react to the manufacturer changing the product to their detriment.