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Oh, I know publishers will find a way. But it could be worse than what is being stopped. Off the top of my head:
1. More take-over Ads that alter the entire template/appearance of the site or page which is both bandwidth heavy and intrusive.
2. More auto-play YouTube or other videos for product commercials. What, are you going to block all embedded videos period?
3. More digital product placement directly in the content you are consuming. Is this an ad or an article?
4. More publishers that can't retain unbiased reviews because they need sponsorship dollars.
5. More pay walls or micro-payments. Would you like to read this article, $0.10. Get nickled and dimed all day.Also expect more sites to force you to create an account and login to visit for everything so they can collect better usage data as other means are blocked. Want an example of that experience to see free content: www.yummly.com
Declining online ad rates lead to the horrible "Around the Web" content at the end of almost every site now with such gems as "Giggles the pig runs for mayor against two convicted felons, see what happens next!" Can't wait for even MORE of that crap everywhere.
As I said before, Apple would have been better to help clean up the ad biz rather than make them scramble and likely come up with different but equal alternatives, or possibly worse ones.