[easton]

They’re probably talking about the Apple TV App on tvOS, which searches services you don’t necessarily have. You can get rid of it though, so I don’t know what the big deal is.

[foepys]

You can get rid of it - for now. That's what the whole thread is about: there weren't ads until there were.

Years ago, the App Store also used to not show ads.

[headmelted]

Exactly - it’s identical to the problem in this thread.

Google TV launcher == Apple TV app on tvOS

You can remove the Google TV launcher but with it huge amounts of device functionality (including search). Same as for the TV app.

Literally zero difference other than the customary Apple free pass they always get.