I want to know which users are reaching out to ol Timmy and asking for more ads in the app store.If Apple's putting more ads on their app store then it must be something a lot of Apple users have been asking for. That's why they're putting their energy into it.
Tim Cook Shoots Down Idea of iOS Adopting RCS Messages: 'Buy Your Mom an iPhone'
Apple CEO Tim Cook has shot down the idea of iOS adopting RCS messaging, a format that would make it significantly easier for iPhone and Android...www.macrumors.com
During a panel at Kara Swisher's final Code Conference yesterday, Cook was asked why iOS has not yet adopted support for the RCS standard and how Steve Jobs would feel about it (via The Verge), despite repeated calls from the industry for the company to do so. "I don't hear our users asking that we put a lot of energy in on that at this point," Cook said in response to the question.
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Apple Announces More Ads Coming to App Store Starting Next Week
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I think you greatly overestimate how much it cost Apple to include a power adapter and headphones in the box. Sure, it adds up, but it probably still amounts to little more than a rounding error. Their profit margins on both when purchased separately are astronomical, but no one makes people buy an Apple power adapter or EarPods/AirPods, and cheaper options certainly exist from other manufacturers.
Also, if they stopped including the adapter and headphones in the box as a mid-cycle update without lowering the price, it would absolutely mean that it was a pure profit-seeking move. But they did it with the iPhone 12 release, when the iPhone 11 dropped in price by $100 and the iPhone 12 cost significantly more to produce compared to the iPhone 11, which makes the “profit seeking” argument a bit dubious. Especially given that Apple’s hardware margins have been about steady in recent years, they probably came out about even.
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Think it's more likely you need a jailbreak tweak. If the ads are in the same response from the server as the data you want to see there's no firewall rule to block that.
But "Premium Experience" is what used to be claimed when ads were in the Google Play store as to why Apple was better than Google.
I have a PiHole going as well, which ad-list are you using? I have 1,318,335 domains on mine. I am jealous of you having extra.
Apple isn’t forced to lower their margins. An iPhone is a discretionary purchase. The price is the price. I understand overseas rates drove the price higher for some phones, but it is what it is.
Well I use a PiHole currently and don't have in-app ads or any ads in the App Store when searching, which is what the person was looking for. In theory, these new ads should also be blocked.
Don't put words in my mouth. I wasn't talking about you. I was referring to others. You'll notice I said "originally those people" and not "originally you". Try some reading comprehension next time before going off the deep end.
It's not uncommon for people to reply to others in the third person (like they're addressing everyone else but really intend it for the person they're replying to), so your pronouns don't really prove anything without more context. You need to name specific people rather than throwing around generalizations, because I don't believe ANY of us saying it's both environment + profit have ever said otherwise. But feel free to quote mine and prove us wrong. And you're still misrepresenting Apple, as they never said it was ONLY for the environment either.
Edit: So instead of backing up your talk, you instead spam all my comments with "laughing" reactions. No surprise there.
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As a developer, this kind of ad placement is kind of a big deal. And the requirements for the ads are very strict, as is the targeting (essentially, search keyword based or "related to ______ apps" only). It's not like Facebook where you used to be able to drill down into all kinds of creepy meta data they had on users.
According to the docs, it looks like you can pick from the app screenshots/videos you've already uploaded with an approved build (and change the order of them) and customize some flavor text that appears around them. The ads are then reviewed and approved by Apple staff (I wonder how long until this kind of thing is automated).
I'm not sure if I can afford to run these kinds of ads for my own apps, but it would be interesting to try it out and see how they perform. Top level exposure like this on the App Store historically has meant massive download spikes (like if Apple featured your app, or if you climbed to the top of a category list). I understand the resentment about ads, but it can be the lifeblood for some of us who can't compete against the big guys directly and can help us stand out.
According to the docs, it looks like you can pick from the app screenshots/videos you've already uploaded with an approved build (and change the order of them) and customize some flavor text that appears around them. The ads are then reviewed and approved by Apple staff (I wonder how long until this kind of thing is automated).
I'm not sure if I can afford to run these kinds of ads for my own apps, but it would be interesting to try it out and see how they perform. Top level exposure like this on the App Store historically has meant massive download spikes (like if Apple featured your app, or if you climbed to the top of a category list). I understand the resentment about ads, but it can be the lifeblood for some of us who can't compete against the big guys directly and can help us stand out.
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I'd have to think the price for this area will be out of range for smaller developers.
Yes. The. People who disagree with your conclusion are automatically ‘fools’…………because you can’t be wrong ….right.
50 active clients!! You're not playing around at all.
I'm going to investigate it and will report back. A while ago Apple gave me a $100 credit to try ads out. Might be worth investing it here to try
I agree with you completely, but I have a possible answer to your question: because everyone would redeem it, regardless of whether they need it or not. After all... who turns down free stuff?
I have become so disgusted with ads over the years, those ads I have managed not to block are products that immediately go on my do not buy list, especially products that have a celebrity attached to it. No way do I want to spend an increased cost so some spoiled celeb makes money. So go ahead, Apple, shovel me more ads for apps from companies I will make it a point to never purchase from.
Going green, carbon neutral and being environmentally friendly costs $$$. Not making hundreds of millions of bricks a year is good for environment. Not manufacturing a component that will only be charged for in the end product does not save apple money.
When they get sued and settle or lose, who do you think ends up paying for that? The customers which I assume you're one of since you're here.