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Apple Maps paid search ads under consideration in monetization push
Extracting rent is the main thing Apple is today.
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YouTube Music is Google's second way to listen to podcasts
It wouldn’t be Google is they didn’t make at least two apps that do the same thing, then not support them properly to the point where they need to make a whole new app that does the same thing as the supposed “fix”. Rinse. Repeat.
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Netflix to end password sharing in early 2023
If they wanted to crack down on password sharing, they should have done it when they were running high during COVID, not three years later when there are half a dozen solid competitors available. This will hasten the exodus of users.
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iOS 16.2 surfaces relevant Apple News stories in the Weather app
I hope we have a toggle to turn these off. One thing I love about the Weather app is that it's clean and focused on they key weather details. I hate apps like The Weather Channel that have videos and stories in the same view - it's cluttered and I can't help but think "great, more ads!"
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Tim Cook saw big money in App Store ads, shot down early resistance
When the focus shifts from "let's make the best possible product for the customer" to "let's squeeze out any possible revenue we can from the monopoly we have with the App Store" - you're doing it wrong. "Steve Jobs would have never allowed this" is now a cliche, but....Steve Jobs would have never allowed this.
