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Apple Maps Might Start Showing Ads
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At the same time, any company can chose to do whatever they want and we the consumers can chose to indulge their behaviors or decide to not pay them money. No company, no matter how successful, lasts forever.
Apple released iAD in 2010 under Steve Jobs. Ads aren't new thing to Apple products.
Nooo! Damn it, this is the biggest reason I use Apple maps. I’d honestly rather pay to use it than see ads…
Just a reminder that Marc Gurman reported this and he’s never ever wrong. Definitely hasn’t been shown to be wrong in the past week.
Sent from my all-new iPhone SE.
Sent from my all-new iPhone SE.
You do pay to use it. You own a thousand dollar phone.
This one tracks if being honest with myself.
Anything that aligns with Services Revenue growth I give a greater than 50/50 shot of coming at some point.
Can you please add a little context to the visual you shared?
It’s not readily apparent what point you’re making
"Sponsored links in Maps"
Maps on iOS 3.1 was Google, not Apple. Apple Maps came out in iOS 6 and was derided for missing numerous features Google Maps had. But it was not an ad supported application.
Google expands ads for smartphones, adds to iPhone Maps app
On Monday, Google announced that its AdSense for Mobile advertising service has been optimized for smartphones like the iPhone. In a post to its official blog, the company noted that 177 million smartphones are predicted to sell in 2009, meaning mobile access to the Internet is a significantly growing market."This feature offers publishers the ability to run larger AdSense ads visible on high-end phones," Google said of its newly optimized offering. "Before this launch, AdSense mobile publishers were only eligible to serve smaller text and image ads on their website content."
The system works based on a JavaScript code that sites can implement for their mobile sites. The modified AdSense listing is optimized for mobile phones to reduce latency and will allow various sizes.
Larger AdSense ads are also enabled by default, as Google detects whether the user is browsing with a high-end smartphone.
Google expands ads for smartphones, adds to iPhone Maps app | AppleInsider
In addition to debuting new AdSense capabilities for smartphones, Google has quietly inserted advertisements next to search results in the iPhone OS 3.1 Maps application.
appleinsider.com
Apple has been doing this in the App Store for several years now. There isn't a big surprise if Apple extends this to other apps or services.
Apple had its own advertising platform as early as 2010.
Apple has been doing this in the App Store for several years now. There isn't a big surprise if Apple extends this to other apps or services.
Apple had its own advertising platform as early as 2010.
I mean, it tracks that they’d investigate it. I am not sure it tracks that they’d implement it.
For all we know this was mentioned in a brainstorming session and someone is leaking it to try to kill it before it gets any traction. Or maybe it’s a done deal or maybe somewhere in the middle - only Apple knows.
I just think we all would do well to take a little less of what the rumors say as gospel.
All fair, I just think people should stop dumping on Gurman
MacRumors is the one choosing to write articles based on what he says
It’s certainly driving engagement, as the kids say. 🤣
Can pretty easily avoid the App Store entirely… I basically never go in there for anything
Maps, however …
ADs in there would remove one of their largest advantages vs Google Maps
I’m one of those, and i don’t like it.
I understand it, from their side they see maps as expensive to maintain and want it to have more of a revenue stream of it’s own
But I hope they change their minds, or offer a subscription to use it ad free, or something
Or heck just bump up the price of the hardware more if it’s needed to cover the costs. Just be up-front about the reasoning
Be the anti-Google, Apple. It’s why we’re here
This 👆
You don’t wanna become just another Google in anyway at all because before you know it, the moat falls apart
