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Applications and software? Songs? Television? Movies? Health? Seems to be a bit disingenuous to suggest that they aren't making any money from your habits and

Applications and software? Songs? Television? Movies? Health? Seems to be a bit disingenuous to suggest that they aren't making any money from your habits and data.

arrrg 12y ago
No, it doesn’t, not really. Look at where their money is coming from. You mentioned health. Apple has no plans at all to make money with that. It’s just an API that makes devices more useful for users. Think critically about this, but please do it in a honest way.
- hahainternet 12y ago
  > You mentioned health. Apple has no plans at all to make money with that. It’s just an API that makes devices more useful for users. So there's no 'Made For Iphone' program?
  - arrrg 12y ago
    That seems quite unlikely, given how the API is structured (and how that market currently operates; please inform yourself before making claims). Even if there were such a program for health hardware I’m not sure how it follows that Apple will want to sell user data … that’s just completely illogical.
- foolrush 12y ago
  Rubbish[1]. The idea that Apple is in the market to sell these things, and specifically, to sell more, isn't a leap of neurological fortitude. To suggest that Apple isn't analysing your purchasing to augment sales in some capacity is akin to clinging to the fallacy that they avoid market research[2]. There is no myth of constancy here; Apple is not strictly a hardware vendor any longer. However it is spun, it would seem entirely plausible that they leverage past purchases and other such metrics of data against future purchases. I apologize for not abiding by your definition of thinking “critically” in an “honest” way. [1] http://9to5mac.com/2014/08/21/apple-talked-healthkit-with-insurance-companies-unitedhealth-and-humana/ http://9to5mac.com/2014/08/21/apple-talked-healthkit-with-in... [2] Apple vs. Samsung debunked this myth entirely.

Applications and software? Songs? Television? Movies? Health? Seems to be a bit disingenuous to suggest that they aren't making any money from your habits and data.

arrrg 12y ago

No, it doesn’t, not really. Look at where their money is coming from. You mentioned health. Apple has no plans at all to make money with that. It’s just an API that makes devices more useful for users. Think critically about this, but please do it in a honest way.

hahainternet 12y ago
> You mentioned health. Apple has no plans at all to make money with that. It’s just an API that makes devices more useful for users. So there's no 'Made For Iphone' program?
- arrrg 12y ago
  That seems quite unlikely, given how the API is structured (and how that market currently operates; please inform yourself before making claims). Even if there were such a program for health hardware I’m not sure how it follows that Apple will want to sell user data … that’s just completely illogical.
foolrush 12y ago
Rubbish[1]. The idea that Apple is in the market to sell these things, and specifically, to sell more, isn't a leap of neurological fortitude. To suggest that Apple isn't analysing your purchasing to augment sales in some capacity is akin to clinging to the fallacy that they avoid market research[2]. There is no myth of constancy here; Apple is not strictly a hardware vendor any longer. However it is spun, it would seem entirely plausible that they leverage past purchases and other such metrics of data against future purchases. I apologize for not abiding by your definition of thinking “critically” in an “honest” way. [1] http://9to5mac.com/2014/08/21/apple-talked-healthkit-with-insurance-companies-unitedhealth-and-humana/ http://9to5mac.com/2014/08/21/apple-talked-healthkit-with-in... [2] Apple vs. Samsung debunked this myth entirely.