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Apple's 'iAd' Mobile Advertising Platform Set for Introduction Tomorrow as Google Sweats AdMob Purchase Approval?

nagromme said:
1. Good content is never free to create. Some people like free content and apps, and that means ads. Take them away and your favorite free app, or TV show, or web site is simply gone.
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CREATING good content is not free. I completely agree.

But this does not implies that the PUBLISHING of content must always be paid or be accompanied by ads. There is plenty of good, free content without ads out there. Even in the web. Just don't dangle around in the tourist sections.
 
Will one of the "major features" be the "iAd" service?

As in the major features of iPhone OS 4.0
If so, I will be more than disappointed. :eek:
 
To paraphrase others, ads may be annoying, but they are a necessary evil. Since the rise of the web, people have developed a bizarre expectation that all their media content should be free. It's all made by Santa's elves or mega-corporations which already have "too much" money. This is bulls**t.

The Dictionary.com app has started to show ads. They are vaguely annoying but I just ignore them or close them. Apparently many don't, otherwise these schemes wouldn't work.
 
iAd is a great concept and a much needed one given Google's market share. Just my .02. but I think everyone will benefit from this, especially the advertiser and the consumer.
 
Alright, well there's no where to jump ship to. Why can't just some company like Toshiba or Acer or even Dell restructure their business model and create an operating system off of Linux? How hard would it be to take some free code and structure a new operating system around it to compete with Apple and Microsoft? Granted, software compatibility is an issue (Final Cut, Logic, Adobe etc) but most users (90%) just use computers for surfing and word processing. I hate those companies too, but if they restructured their business model we would finally have some healthy competition. Apple is basically growing into a monopoly.

I'd buy one in a heart beat.
 
theneweyes said:
Alright, well there's no where to jump ship to. Why can't just some company like Toshiba or Acer or even Dell restructure their business model and create an operating system off of Linux? How hard would it be to take some free code and structure a new operating system around it to compete with Apple and Microsoft? Granted, software compatibility is an issue (Final Cut, Logic, Adobe etc) but most users (90%) just use computers for surfing and word processing. I hate those companies too, but if they restructured their business model we would finally have some healthy competition. Apple is basically growing into a monopoly.

I'd buy one in a heart beat.
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See: Android, Chrome OS
 
thetexan said:
The big picture is being missed here:

This is a thing that annoys Steve Jobs, and another reason he isn't fond of Google right now. When a developer puts a free application on the iTunes store Apple gets no money. To makes matters worse, when a free application places ads on their application Apple gets no money, and the developer gets money via ads. The final kick in the nuts is the fact that if these ads are served up by Google we have the developer AND Google making money off an application served up for free in iTunes and Apple gets nothing still.

Apple will fix that problem the following way:

-Probably not with 4.x, but with 5.x on developers will be forced to use iAd if they will place advertising in their applications. Ads via Google/Admob will be denied saying some excuse about "poor user experience".

-If Apple does not flat out deny applications that serve up ads via Google then they will charge developers for every download, regardless if they are sold for free in the app store or not.

I guarantee Jobs is peeved at the fact Google is pulling in probably millions in revenue via iPhone applications while Apple doesn't get a penny.
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Makes total sense! Why should Apple host free applications for googles ads? This is total BS! There's a reason why they put their apps on the app store so they get cuts on the ads! Makes total sense now! Thanks for this insight to this BS!
 
beefstu01 said:
See: Android, Chrome OS
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Those are portable operating systems, downscaled versions. I'm talking about a full fledged operating system. There is no reason a large company like Dell could not get together and create an operating system based off Linux that runs virus free. Times are changing. Mindsets need to change also.
 
theneweyes said:
Those are portable operating systems, downscaled versions. I'm talking about a full fledged operating system. There is no reason a large company like Dell could not get together and create an operating system based off Linux that runs virus free. Times are changing. Mindsets need to change also.
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What is wrong with them using one of the current common distros?
If they were able to do it and contribute something positive to the open source communities then I'd be all for it to be honest.
 
iAd

Thought I might start a discussion on this.

Do you think this may eventually drive down the ever increasing prices of apps? And do you think this will allow more apps to be released for free, particularly simple $0.99 apps?
 
I'm following the feed over at Gizmodo and I don't get iAd at all...
Somebody care to explain it...in simple terms. :eek:
 
It's a more interactive version of advertisements. It's meant to entice developers, not the users. It's no good to us unless you are one of the people that loves clicking on banner ads for some reason.
 
This could allow for much greater potential ad revenue for developers, thus possibly reduced app store prices / more free games. Well, that's what I'm HOPING for at least. Not as exciting as multitasking for sure, but still.
 
At the very least it might allow there to continue to exist the very low priced/no priced apps you see now as opposed to seeing a gradual climb over time to where even the most simple app is selling for $5.00
 
marksman said:
At the very least it might allow there to continue to exist the very low priced/no priced apps you see now as opposed to seeing a gradual climb over time to where even the most simple app is selling for $5.00
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That is one way of looking at it. The other: I'd rather pay a one-time fee for an ad than be continually bothered by the advertising.
 
I think iAds is the beginning of Apple really getting off course - it won't be long until iAds is not only in the iPhone OS, but creeps into OSX. For the small time developer, it's probably a good thing since they won't have to track down advertisers. However, how long is it going to be until Apple says "Oh, if you want ads in your app, it's iAds only...."
 
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