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Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools by Doctor_Fegg on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @06:55AM (#17236502)
Apple's profits don't come from "their own ad channels" (other than trace-level profits from App Store Search Ads), they come from selling shiny hardware. I'm with you on Google, though.
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Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools by EdwardDiego on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @08:36AM (#17237046)
> Apple's profits don't come from "their own ad channels" (other than trace-level profits from App Store Search Ads),

They have their own ad platform which takes 30 - 50% of the cut on advertisements shown in Apple News.

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Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools by greedo on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @02:52PM (#17240843)
The parent is correct. While Apple does have its own "Search Ads" program, it's not widely used, and doesn't contribute much towards Apple's profits.
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Re:Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools by Doctor_Fegg on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @09:52AM (#17237561)
True, though still pretty minuscule compared to the profits from selling iPhones.
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