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by jontayesp 3666 days ago
Also: "Apple is also going to start showing search ads for apps in its iOS App Store search results for the first time, something the company had previously resisted."
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I'm frankly shocked it took them this long. They have the #1 digital real estate for such advertising, and the amount of money being spent on advertising apps (particularly on FB) is staggering.

Unfortunately, from a user standpoint, this seems to be a disincentive to improve their horribly lacking search functionality.