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Apple Finds Its Next Big Business: Showing Ads on Your iPhone

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115 points miles | 1 comments | 14 Aug 22 18:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.28s | source
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tailspin2019 ◴[14 Aug 22 19:04 UTC] No.32461939[source]▶
Apple needs to be very careful that they don’t erode the things that most differentiate them from their competition.
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JKCalhoun ◴[14 Aug 22 21:33 UTC] No.32463142[source]▶
Agree. But I believe Apple thinks they also need to move harder into "services" and, I suppose, now ads. I think Apple recognizes that the high-margin hardware business is not not sustainable. Especially as everyone who would want an iPhone already owns one. Apple needs to grow somewhere.
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1. arcbyte ◴[15 Aug 22 15:03 UTC] No.32470576[source]▶
I want an iPhone but im not sacrificing my entire ecosystem of USB-C charger, batteries, car chargers, etc that i can share between my laptop and headphones to mix in lightning nonsense. When iPhone goes USB-C I'll buy.