Re:Facebook apologizes to users for Apple’s monstrous effort...
by jariel on Thursday August 27, 2020 @07:21AM
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" providing developers with an alternative business model isn't a bad thing."
There isn't really an alternative here. People won't pay for apps.
Also - ads not 'evil' - or rather, it's what people generally chose over paying 50 cents a month, and it's absolutely a choice on our (ie consumer) part.
The problem ironically has to do with relevance. People don't mind relevant ads, but in order to have relevant ads, networks need a lot of personal information. Ugly paradox.
And yes, spammy web pages/apps full of terrible, spammy ads - this is really of no benefit to anyone.
It would be nice if they worked towards fixing that.
There isn't really an alternative here. People won't pay for apps.
Also - ads not 'evil' - or rather, it's what people generally chose over paying 50 cents a month, and it's absolutely a choice on our (ie consumer) part.
The problem ironically has to do with relevance. People don't mind relevant ads, but in order to have relevant ads, networks need a lot of personal information. Ugly paradox.
And yes, spammy web pages/apps full of terrible, spammy ads - this is really of no benefit to anyone.
It would be nice if they worked towards fixing that.