iPhone OS 4.0

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  • lukus_W0

    iAd .. errrr - well, if there was any chance I was going to buy an iPhone, I think that chance has now disappeared.

    • Apple collect 40% - 'industry standard' .. erm...? right.lukus_W
    • does that mean you'll stop using the internet too? last i recall it has banner ads as well.spifflink
    • I never see any banner adverts.lukus_W
    • using adblock? nice! i hate ads too, but you are ripping off the sites that need that income.spifflink
    • I disagree.lukus_W
    • What would happen if companies that rely on advertising revenue disappeared tomorrow?lukus_W
    • the ad companies serving them would get hit hard and most of us in here owuld lose our jobs.spifflink
    • well i guess not most of us, just a bunch. its a decent sized platform of apps and sites. those companies would have to charge for contentspifflink
    • charge for content. which wouldnt fly.spifflink
    • i used to work for company that provided a lot of ad work and infrastructure for sites like that, and we all got laid off for similar user tacticsspifflink
    • user tacticsspifflink
    • I think the advertising industry is directly responsible for a lot of problems our societies face.lukus_W
    • I don't mean to suggest you should be out of a job - but I don't think that advertising is sustainable or just model for growth.lukus_W
    • growth.lukus_W
    • i agree, and i think companies should be exploring different options and ideas to sustain growth, but it is what it is for nowspifflink
    • nowspifflink
    • i really don't take exception to apple's approach. its just like other ad supported apps, just more interactivespifflink
    • if you want it to be. from what i understand it doesn't pop up without the user wanting it to.spifflink

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