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Re:Apple blocking ads that follow users around web is 'sabot... by abritinthebay on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @02:07PM (#15287193)
Google hasn't been "Do No Evil" since Ads became their primary revenue. People have been saying they've been suspicious and not super trustworthy before Android came out.

The writing on the wall has been there for a long time. They just had a very large stockpile of goodwill.

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Re:Apple blocking ads that follow users around web is 'sabot... by labster on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @02:12PM (#15287252)
When were ads not Google's primary revenue source?
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Re:Apple blocking ads that follow users around web is 'sabot... by abritinthebay on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @05:14PM (#15288869)
In the sense the business pivoted around it... before ~2003 I’d say. Writing was on the wall by 2001.

But it got SO MUCH worse around 2005 for some reason.

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Re:Apple blocking ads that follow users around web is 'sabot... by glitcher on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @03:19PM (#15287947)
1997
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