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Apple News+ Does it not annoy anybody else that Apple News+ is full of ads?
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Ads in Apple News is the #1 reason why I don't use it. I have no problem paying for news. I have a problem when I pay for news and get ads in my face making it difficult to read.
I pay for Economist, Ars Technica, and up until recently 3-4 other subscriptions.
Economist / WSJ / and other major newspapers still blast your face with ads when you subscribe to them but at least you can read them with an adblocking browser. Ars Technica doesn't do ads for subscribers - one reason why I've been a paying member for a long time - looks great on an iPad 11' Pro as well.
But yeah, I HATE ads. I pay Macrumors to get rid of ads even though I have an adblocker because I realize that companies have to make $. I have no problem paying for what I consume. I have a big problem with ads when I pay. At least reduce the amount of ads. Some articles are 50-60% ads.... I'd quit my Apple sub if it was just Apple News I was getting... but ... Music, TV, Fitness, iCloud ... make it worth it to me.
I pay for Economist, Ars Technica, and up until recently 3-4 other subscriptions.
Economist / WSJ / and other major newspapers still blast your face with ads when you subscribe to them but at least you can read them with an adblocking browser. Ars Technica doesn't do ads for subscribers - one reason why I've been a paying member for a long time - looks great on an iPad 11' Pro as well.
But yeah, I HATE ads. I pay Macrumors to get rid of ads even though I have an adblocker because I realize that companies have to make $. I have no problem paying for what I consume. I have a big problem with ads when I pay. At least reduce the amount of ads. Some articles are 50-60% ads.... I'd quit my Apple sub if it was just Apple News I was getting... but ... Music, TV, Fitness, iCloud ... make it worth it to me.
Yes, I find that very annoying, especially from a company like Apple. I have no problem with the free version of the app showing ads, but as long as I'm paying for this service, I expect 0 ads on the service, both for the news and the magazines. It's the only paid service from Apple that displays advertising (except the Apple TV + teasers but it also aims to introduce us to new content so that doesn't bother me).
I'm all for the financial support of the media, but a paid service has to bring benefits and Apple News is not a very good experience in that regard. I suspect, however, that Apple will do nothing in this regard until the service is profitable (and I have a feeling that won't happen in the short term). Maybe they should create an ad free tiers for Apple News (and as a Apple One Premier subscriber, I would expect that this tiers would be included in my bundle).
I'm all for the financial support of the media, but a paid service has to bring benefits and Apple News is not a very good experience in that regard. I suspect, however, that Apple will do nothing in this regard until the service is profitable (and I have a feeling that won't happen in the short term). Maybe they should create an ad free tiers for Apple News (and as a Apple One Premier subscriber, I would expect that this tiers would be included in my bundle).
What annoys me is that News is a mix of minor news stories+ puff pieces/non-news/trivia. Lots of images, thin content. The idea of paying £10 a month for this when Guardian & BBC news are free, and WaPo offer a 50p per week subscription, is ludicrous.
Apple need to get serious about News or get out of the market.
And yes, the ads are a PITA.
Apple need to get serious about News or get out of the market.
And yes, the ads are a PITA.
I‘m on a free trial at the moment and I’ve got to say I’m a bit disappointed. Full of ads and the news stories are about 90% from The Times. Not sure I’ll carry on when the free trial ends.