iPhone OS 4.0
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