Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own anti-tracking crackdown

Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by Grustaf on Monday October 03, 2022 @05:44PM (#33074134)

Why can't you call a cab with a dumb phone?

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by rezonant on Monday October 03, 2022 @10:58PM (#33076282)

Just today my friend was telling me a story of the end of a night out in downtown LA, ready to go home to the west side when he realized that he was out of high speed data (he's on a legacy Verizon plan) and he might not have sufficient data speed to order an Uber. Apparently Uber worked just fine (probably a network "management" deal), but he was quite worried he wouldn't be able to get home if he couldn't order an Uber.

I did point out that it is in fact possible to order a cab using a telephone call.

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by aembleton on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @06:14AM (#33078357)

Yes, if you have a taxi company phone number handy.

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by Grustaf on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @08:50AM (#33079561)

I hope we haven't reached the point where the average person is unable to find the number for common services.

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by pkulak on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @10:45AM (#33081141)

Does 411 still operate? Cus it's not like there are phone booths with phone books in them anymore.

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