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Apple to Introduce Ads in Apple Maps as Part of Services Revenue Push

mrpither said:
Every penny they can squeeze from us. Waiting for targeted ads to start popping up on my Apple watch as I walk by vendors etc.
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That kind of already happens with the food ordering widgets taking over my *intentionally* designed widget stacks when I am around food vendors. I hate it and I don’t know how to turn it off.
 
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neuropsychguy said:
Will this thread beat the 400+ comments from the previous one about it?

I don’t like ads. I go out of my way to run several layers of ad blockers on my devices. I stopped using Waze because it has a lot of ads (Google Maps has some but fewer, although both are Google products).

However, rising services revenue does allow Apple to keep overall margins up and hardware prices lower than they would be otherwise. Personally, I’d pay more to avoid things like this but most people are more price conscious and accept the trade off of lower prices supplemented by services margins. I used to be that way when I was in school and not making very much money.
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So are you essentially saying you are OK with Apple adding ads and then charging people money to remove them?
 
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From a company perspective, it makes sense. From a customer perspective, I wouldn't like it if it came to fruition. Will have to see if the alleged ads will be like the App Store where I hardly notice, or if they will intrusive and force me to close any popup. I will wait until we have facts.
 
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So many questions on this, but I guess it all depends what kind of ads will be displayed.

Do I still see the ads if I have I have Apple One Premier? Will Apple Maps display ads on my CarPlay device?

I can't wait for some scummy lawyer run with "my client had an accident, because ad was distracting, covered the screen, or whatever" ...
 
Are you serious?!

I sure wish EU could extend everywhere and not make Apple push ads into every app they own.

I hope this is just a rumor and dies as such. The App Store? Sure. That actually makes sense. It has free and paid apps, and people want exposure for the app they worked on. I’m actually behind App store ads.

Wanting to drive with maps and see some ad will annoy me. Ngl.

What’s next? Ad in Health app for rectal suppositories?
 
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Ah, the beginning of the end of the good times.

As a big technology company you can generally be one of three things:

- A hardware company (Apple)

- A services company (Google)

- A software company (Microsoft)

One of those companies is good at hardware. One is good at services. The other is (questionably these days) good at software.

Every time one of these entities tries to cross into the others’ category, it goes horribly and ******ifies their core offering.

I hope Apple realise, before it’s too late.
 
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turbineseaplane said:
I mean, if they’re gonna do it in maps, how much longer until they start doing it in all kinds of other places we won’t like?
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I was going to joke about Apple copying Samsung and putting ads in system apps but then I remembered how each time I buy an apple product, I end up with a constant notification on my settings app begging me to redeem my free 3 months of Apple Arcade or Apple Fitness or whatever that stays there for months, which I strongly consider to be an ad.

abowlby said:
Actually, when Apple implemented ads, they just did it "better."
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Yep pretty much what happened when Apple announced iAds platform. Suddenly it went from "for Google, YOU are the product, Apple would never!" to "Well, I certainly trust Apple a lot more with my data than Google!"
 
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Pezimak said:
Pathetic and totally unnecessary, considering the multiple billions in revenue they make from services already. All this will do is drive customers away from their services.
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Drive them where? Google? Samsung. That’s the problem with monopolies and so called competition. The State just needs to come in and hammer them.
 
turbineseaplane said:
So are you essentially saying you are OK with Apple adding ads and then charging people money to remove them?
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Apple can retcon the MBA and sell a netbook for $50 less because "thats all you need", while simultaneously devaluing the entry level iPad that is actually the best option for "thats all you need" consumers and people talk about it like its the Arkenstone.

Apple puts ads in Maps and people get big mad because its an absolute rocket from a trebuchet into the reality distortion that is "I buy Apple because I'm a discerning, high class consumer."

The Neo is a puzzle game, so its ok to play along. The ads sort of poke you in the eye in this psychological way that causes withdrawal from cognitive dissonance. Once the consumer determines that the withdrawal is more painful than just creating an excuse you'll see the creative juices flowing on how "Apple actually does ads right." 😂
 
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