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  • After abandoning iAd revenue, Apple Inc can reintroduce an ad-free internet

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    awilliams87 said:
    Apple should break @Connect out into its own separate app.
    No Apple should get rid of connect. The last thing artists need is another place the have to post content, and they're not going to stop posting to where all the people are (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat). Didn't Apple learn anything from Ping?
    jackansi

  • After abandoning iAd revenue, Apple Inc can reintroduce an ad-free internet

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    canukstorm said:

    Except iAd isn't going away as a platform; it's just becoming all programmatic. The question I have is will Apple still be able to control the privacy aspect now that they're no longer directly involved?
    Privacy doesn't mean NOT collecting users' information. Steve Jobs had the best view when it came to privacy:


    Well according to Tim Cook's Apple is does. Now Cook might be making a mistake and this stance might be hurting efforts like Proactive or Spotlight search but I don't think Apple should water down its core values just please Wall Street (as some here are suggesting). There are other ways Apple can increase revenue and profits.
    jackansilostkiwi

  • After abandoning iAd revenue, Apple Inc can reintroduce an ad-free internet

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    sog35 said:
    awilliams87 said:
    Apple should break @Connect out into its own separate app.
    They should.

    That is another area where Tim Cook's Apple has been extremely weak: Social.

    No excuse not to have a strong social platform. But here we go again with Tim Cook's Apple that is always late to the party.
    Right because what the world needs now is another social media platform. #facepalm
    jackansi

  • After abandoning iAd revenue, Apple Inc can reintroduce an ad-free internet

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    lkrupp said:
    Right on my friend. Every time Mr. Dilger rhetorically eviscerates FUD about Apple a few show up in the thread to ‘complain’ about his so-called bias. Then they pull out the ‘fair and balanced’ argument. What they are really upset about is his ability to call them out on their iHate. Much like the Macalope over at MacWorld Mr. Dilger pulls no punches and consistently exposes their motives and false narratives.
    macky the macky said:
    To us old-timers the author is well-known by his writing style as D.E.D. 

    He is one of the last of the Apple evangelists, a rare breed these days. However, no one is as good at turning a good phrase at the expense of those who speaks ill of anything Apple or is unethical in competition with Apple. DED can take them out to his editorial woodshed and whup the tar out of them like no other. 

    Now, some readers on this site can't quite stand to see some malcontent get his well-earned comeuppance, so don't be surprised when you read some negative comments about DED's writing style from time to time. 
    IMO the problem is many of these editorials give off a level of insecurity more than anything. Apple stock not performing well, then let's get an editorial out there about how bad it is in Google/Android land to make us all feel better. In the end it all comes back to DEDs obsession with Google. Why does Google need to lose for Apple to win? And why would someone like me that hardly uses Google services at all care at all about Google and whether it's "winning" or not? 
    gatorguylord amhranjackansi

  • After abandoning iAd revenue, Apple Inc can reintroduce an ad-free internet

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    sog35 said:

    jkichline said:
    I think what we may be seeing is a high water mark for advertising. Probably one of the most disastrous contributions of advertising in the modern era has been its effect on news reporting. Today nearly ALL news is sensationalized and targeted in order to maximize ad revenue. When your income is based on ads, and you need to produce 24 hours of live content, your value as the fourth estate is diminished. That's why most of the news is heavily editorialized, sensationalized or just plain propaganda to drive a single source of the "truth".

    I've started paying for news content to increase the quality of journalism, but I fear the masses won't. What Apple needs to do is offer a better alternative to ad-driven drivel and show that quality content does cost some money. However they can easily tie this to their hardware for free and make it a value-add to getting an iPhone, Mac, Apple TV, etc. Basically, you buy the phone and you get great content for free. Apple has then shifted the scraps of ad revenue paid for content to hardware subsidation. Think about it this way... If you buy the car, you get fuel and maintenance for free. The value of the fuel is lessened.

    In this scenario, Apple becomes the savior of content and increase its value but irradiated ads by devaluing them and all of this happens because of their superior hardware and software combination.
    No one is going to pay for news.

    The toothpaste is out of the tube. The best Apple can do is try to make the ads less intrusive and obnoxious. 

    Tim Cook's misguided quest for privacy needs to end. By going on the internet you are already sacrificing privacy. Cook needs to stop living in dream land and start building Apple's Search and ad networks. 

    We are in the early stages of A.I. 
    And what is needed is DATA. Decades of data. That is what Google has been gathering for DECADES. Apple is so behind its not even funny. They need to get with the program before its too late.

    But that has been the Hallmark of Tim Cook's Apple. Too late.

    1. Too late in bringing out bigger iPhone
    2. Too late with updating AppleTV
    3. Too late with Music streaming
    4. Too late with gathering user data

    Tim Cook's Apple has been lazy and reactive. Unlike Job's Apple that was proactive and clairvoyant.
    Let's see...my guess is this rant is based on GOOGL one year chart up 40%, AAPL one year chart down 9%. You'd tell Tim Cook to disown his own mother if it increased the stock price.
    singularityjackansi