You are right.
Oh well, they are good for the developers. I mean, by offering an app for free, they are far more likely to be downloaded than one that someone has to pay for (people like free stuff). But obviously, they don't make money that way. So by including ads, they can make some money, even if it is just a little.
Oh, and they are also good for Apple. With this new program, they can get a bit of that revenue and recover some cost of hosting all these apps for people to download at their computer or even directly onto their device.
And, of course, ads are good for the advertisers. It gets their brand and/or product out there. You can't sell anything if people aren't aware of it. I mean, dear GOD Pepsi and Coke still constantly advertise. They really don't need to, we all know about them and everyone has a preference. Yet, they still do.
On a side note, it is so cute how everyone is panicing! "Apple will include ads in paid apps!" "Apple will have ads that interupt my phone functions!" *rolls eyes* There is no indication of any of that. In regards to the latter, do you REALLY think Apple is that dumb? Just because they have a pattent on something doesn't mean they are going to DO it. How many pattents do they have that they never used? It just means someone had an idea and Apple decided they wanted to own the idea.
And you know what, if there is a paid app that has ads, just put a comment on the Appstore that says "Don't by this, it has ads." I bet people will stop buying it and the developer can chose to no longer charge for the app or remove the ads and still change. Honestly though, most developers seem to know that if you are charging for something, you don't include ads.
Do you work in advertising? I ask because your view is very strange..because most people hate advertisements. People don't care if its good for a brand or makes jobs; because most brands don't care whats good for customers, they care whats good for profits (fortunately that can line up). People don't care if ads are good for anything, because generally ads are intrusive and annoying, or at the least, an eyesore, no matter where they are. Do I really need to know about another soda brand, food, or movie? I already am made aware of them when I see them on a shelf or movie listing.
Wait! you mean a developer has a chance to make money off of me? A company can try to sell me somthing? Let me line right up! Please, can I pay one dollar to whitewash the fence?
Ads never are a good thing for customers and for users. They are only good for businesses, which, frankly, should not need a ton of advertising if their product is any good and if customers were smart. Unfortunately, thats we have advertising.
I am paying for my internet access on my phone. I don't want to pay for content I don't want, even if it is unlimited data. And I don't want ads. While the iAds are better than most, they are not better than nothing.
Sorry if I took your point wrong and ranted, but I really don't like ads. I already disliked them, and I spent a few months living really really rural. I felt so much better...and I finally realized it was because I hadn't experienced an commercial, billboard, or radio ad in 5 weeks.
And between iAds and a mediocre iphone 4G and mediocre OS update, I am seriously considering switching to android. The EVO looks good to me.