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Re:Apple Maps on the web launches in beta by talldayo on Thursday July 25, 2024 @10:47AM (#41069335)
Apple's income does come from advertising: https://searchads.apple.com/

Not all of it, but it's disingenuous to say Apple doesn't make money from ads.

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Re:Apple Maps on the web launches in beta by sorrythanks on Thursday July 25, 2024 @12:50PM (#41070753)
Sorry, i didn't mean to be disingenuous. i meant, ads are not the main source of its income.

And in this context, that's why it is not a foolish choice to spend money on something that it's hard to sell ads on as long as it helps sell more iPhones.

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Re:Apple Maps on the web launches in beta by matwood on Thursday July 25, 2024 @05:34PM (#41073643)
"Not all of it" is doing a lot of work. It's estimated that Apple ad revenue will be ~2-3% of total revenue in 2024.
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