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Re:Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay l... by roody15 on Friday November 26, 2021 @08:09PM (#29356120)
advertises iCloud ..

advertises ApplePay

advertises AppleCare

advertises AppleMusic

advertises Apple Fitness

Not too much in your face but honestly it does come off as tacky.

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Re:Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay l... by musicale on Saturday November 27, 2021 @06:43PM (#29364749)
It was a serious violation of good design principles for Apple to abuse notifications and (especially) the Settings app for pushing advertisements.

I'm not sure why they would want to destroy the positive brand reputation and goodwill that they've built over decades.

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