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I'm in way too late on this thread for this comment to be noticed, but this is so absolutely self-serving for Apple. DO NOT LAUD APPLE FOR THIS. If Apple were

I'm in way too late on this thread for this comment to be noticed, but this is so absolutely self-serving for Apple. DO NOT LAUD APPLE FOR THIS. If Apple were doing this for any reasonable purpose, they'd do it on Safari on the desktop as well. Almost every sane reason for blocking ads is as pertinent there. They are simply trying to force content providers to go native app and become part of the Apple revenue stream. That's it, pure and simple.

IBM 11y ago
You've been able to install ad blocking extensions for Safari on OS X for a while now.
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  - integraton 11y ago
    > But not everyone installs extensions... All of that seems to be besides the point with regard to the parent's comment. Based on what the documentation seems to be saying [1], iOS Safari ad-blocking would require third party extensions, like OS X Safari. 1. https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/releasenotes/General/WhatsNewInSafari/Articles/Safari_9.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014305-CH9-SW9 https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/releaseno...
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  - sjwright 11y ago
    The new "in-browser option" is available for both mobile and desktop Safari. It also requires user actions equivalent to selecting and installing an extension.
mercutio2 11y ago
Huh? It's [0] a unified feature, for both iOS and OS X. See the "Content Blocking Safari Extensions" section, specifically the sub-section titled "OS X". [0] https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/releasenotes/General/WhatsNewInSafari/Articles/Safari_9.html https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/releaseno...
jsz0 11y ago
FYI Safari on OSX has officially supported ad blocking extensions for over 5 years. You can install [AdBlock](https://extensions.apple.com/details/?id=com.betafish.adblockforsafari-UAMUU4S2D9 https://extensions.apple.com/details/?id=com.betafish.adbloc...) from Apple's extensions site.
X-Istence 11y ago
It is available for Safari on the desktop too... get your facts right before you start "calling out" Apple.
pvg 11y ago
They are. Also, few arguments are improved by stating them in all caps.

IBM 11y ago

You've been able to install ad blocking extensions for Safari on OS X for a while now.

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- integraton 11y ago
  > But not everyone installs extensions... All of that seems to be besides the point with regard to the parent's comment. Based on what the documentation seems to be saying [1], iOS Safari ad-blocking would require third party extensions, like OS X Safari. 1. https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/releasenotes/General/WhatsNewInSafari/Articles/Safari_9.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014305-CH9-SW9 https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/releaseno...
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- sjwright 11y ago
  The new "in-browser option" is available for both mobile and desktop Safari. It also requires user actions equivalent to selecting and installing an extension.

mercutio2 11y ago

Huh? It's [0] a unified feature, for both iOS and OS X. See the "Content Blocking Safari Extensions" section, specifically the sub-section titled "OS X". [0] https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/releasenotes/General/WhatsNewInSafari/Articles/Safari_9.html https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/releaseno...

jsz0 11y ago

FYI Safari on OSX has officially supported ad blocking extensions for over 5 years. You can install [AdBlock](https://extensions.apple.com/details/?id=com.betafish.adblockforsafari-UAMUU4S2D9 https://extensions.apple.com/details/?id=com.betafish.adbloc...) from Apple's extensions site.

X-Istence 11y ago

It is available for Safari on the desktop too... get your facts right before you start "calling out" Apple.

pvg 11y ago

They are. Also, few arguments are improved by stating them in all caps.