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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by MBCook on Saturday September 12, 2026 @10:46AM (#49672860)
My comment was meant to be sarcasm. I see that didn’t come through.
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by necovek on Saturday September 12, 2026 @04:27PM (#49676842)
It did partially, which is why I have the second part — even if we applied the same rule, it's not really apples-to-apples.
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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by MBCook on Saturday September 12, 2026 @10:54PM (#49679505)
It isn’t. But it should be.

I find online advertising crooked as hell. Google charges by the impression and knowingly allows huge percentages of fake impressions. How is that anything other than fraud?

It’s not because it’s online advertising. And that sucks.

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Re:I spent $220 on Google app ads. 60% of the installs were ... by necovek on Sunday September 13, 2026 @01:52PM (#49686635)
I am not disagreeing it's outright fraud. I am disagreeing it's the same thing as water company not testing the water they distribute on purpose (or hiding the negative results).
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