Privacy is a differentiator for Apple, it's a marketing thing like AirPlay or iMessage. They can't talk about camera tech anymore since Google beats them, so they have to have something to sell.
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Privacy is a differentiator for Apple, it's a marketing thing like AirPlay or iMessage. They can't talk about camera tech anymore since Google beats them, so they have to have something to sell.
I still have my old Garmin with "lifetime" traffic and maps updates. I should boot it back up and see if Garmin really meant that.
How are we progressing, again? People are going back to buying CDs and DVDs, and using GPS units, because streaming and smartphones are turning into money sucking pieces of junk.
great example of when shareholder value and end user value are mutually exclusive.
So how are they spin that this is good for the users in the long run?
So how are they spin that this is good for the users in the long run?
So let me get this right. I pay for my mobile plan, which is expensive these days (Verizon). Which supplies the data I use for maps. Now you’re telling me, you’re going to use the data I pay for to serve me ads on maps? I have and Apple One subscription (News) and after paying $1600 for my phone, you’re still going to shove ads down my throat?
I think not sir. It’s already out of hand. I pay for my data. Don’t use my data to show me ads unless you’re going to reimburse me. I am legit getting tired of this. Why choose Apple anymore then?
I think not sir. It’s already out of hand. I pay for my data. Don’t use my data to show me ads unless you’re going to reimburse me. I am legit getting tired of this. Why choose Apple anymore then?
This abuse of my data plan is an important reason why I object to ads, especially the automatically downloaded and played video variety.
But it's also far better. We only bothered with Apple Maps because it had no ads and hence was not tracking us. If I need to be tracked I'd rather the best service track me rather than the worst.
Android users can't use apple maps only desktop windows users, so technically the price is built into the cost of apple devices.
Apple Maps maps is awesome.........in Cupertino. Rest of the world, please welcome Google Maps and Waze.
Tim doesn't have to do any spinning. That's the job of the hard core apple fans.
Since I'm pretty invested in the overall Apple ecosystem I keep hoping their maps app gets better. It has actually gotten a lot better over the years but every time it improves so does Google maps keeping it still firmly in the lead over Apple maps. I'd have better integration with other Apple apps if I used their maps but they need to come closer to Google maps before I switch over.
In a way yes, but I think most people know that it’s a lot more complex than that.
******tification coming to an everything near you.
While I’m definitely opposed to this, it unlikely that Apple “tracks” you even if they are displaying ads in maps in the future. They’re not in that business.
Show you ads for burger restaurants along your route when you’re searching for burgers, sure. Show you ads for burgers along your route because you searched for burgers a few days ago? Doubtful.
Why are you taking a comment I made about Apple Arcade & Apple News from ages ago & relating it to Apple Maps when it’s got nothing to do with Apple Maps.
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You are paying through the nose for the phone. And now they want to show you ads in the maps app to make some more revenue? How about you give me the phone for free and then show me ads to recoup your revenue that way.
No because advertising is not “the bad thing” because advertising is not a bad thing.
So let’s predicate the logic on that.
They are not here to make your life easier. They are however a FOR PROFIT company.
How dare a for profit corporation make money.
And making that money by maybe doing something their competition has done pretty much from the start. I'll still use Google maps because I find it better but adding a few paid search results (as long as they are labeled as such) is a quite minor annoyance.
For me, selling my data is quite off limits. Adding something that means I may have to scroll slightly to see the proper search results is just a minor annoyance.