WoefullyInept

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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
Why would anyone use this except apple? It's bad for users, bad for websites, but good for apple.
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
As a European, this is a no shit sherlock moment for me. Who thought Google searches wouldn't be used?
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
You mean like this: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/08/07/apple-a...
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
Wat? I don't own an iPhone, but I can't even uninstall iTunes on my mac.
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
It's really not. What do you think they'll do with a cookie id associated to a few events?
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
This is why I cringe when I read articles like this. To Quantcast she was just a cookie with some events that ultimately indicated she might like x and has shown interest in buying y.
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
This is explicitly false. Mastercard or Experian might know her name but this would not be shared for an audience. Its simply cookie123 is in audience456.
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
You'd take it because you're not qualified to do it. And neither am I. Anyone that would meet their expectations of experience would already be working in the C suite at another company for significantly more.
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
This is the equivalent of accepting minimum wage for being CEO of a S&P 500 company, blindfolded and without a steering wheel.
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
You couldn't be further from the truth. App developers told Apple they are going to decimate their income and ability to survive.
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
I cringe reading the deluded opinions from people in this thread that clearly do not understand the impact on the app ecosystem, let alone how ad tech works. I'd liken it to reading a post on mumsnet.com with 100+ middle aged women arg
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
I'm genuinely surprised they haven't backtracked on this - it completely ruins the experience.
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
I personally know several vegans that have had minor health problems because of their diet. You can eat a very healthy diet as a vegan, the problem is most people are not educated or motivated enough to get proper variation in their diet. I
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by WoefullyInept 6y ago
Apple is wasting its energy. All they know is they seem to make some decent money from the crappy mobile gaming world, so they blindly think they'll be able to leverage this.
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by WoefullyInept 7y ago
It might be a gesture at a company like Amazon where they employ many low paid workers, but at FB a high proportion of workers will see this as a 0.2-1% bonus. The 'exceeds' performance review will have a much bigger impact on inc
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by WoefullyInept 7y ago
It really doesn't solve any problems surrounding web analytics, user privacy or user experience. I think it shows the creators lack of industry experience in ecommerce, advertising and user tracking. It's like someone has sprinkle