[mjfern]

Privacy aligns with Apple’s revenue model (selling hardware) but not with Facebook’s (selling ads). This is the only reason you should have faith that Apple will work to protect your privacy, while Facebook will work to undermine it.

[cle]

I don't believe this for a second. Apple's largest revenue growth has been in services, and they are sitting on a trove of data. They have a million bad incentives.

Honestly I can't believe we're even having this discussion. It's like Google all over again.

Apple says "trust us" but gives us no way to verify the trust. Trust without verification is a long-term recipe for disaster.

[afavour]

Everyone says that Apple’s business is selling hardware but that’s changing. Apple Music, Apple TV, iCloud storage and their commission on app sales are all clear software incentives. Yes, they’re still dominated by hardware sales but it’s obvious they are interested in diversifying.

[Matthias247]

That might be true. But still those are all paid services, and not ad subsidized ones.