My concern is that ad revenue is just too tempting, especially as other revenue sources plateau. That's why once paid and ad free services like cable devolved into paid-with-ads.
If you’re essentially extrapolating into what Apple may become one day, rather than what it is now (i.e. if/when the 1% of revenue from advertising becomes a meaningfully larger share like 51% or whatever the threshold for being an advertising company is in your thinking), then I understand where you’re coming from.
However, I’m coming from a perspective to let history play out a little more before trying to predict the future too far out.
In addition, I find calling Apple an advertising company distracts from much more legitimate complaints about Apple.
And it whitewashes Google, Meta and their ilk.
Apple is far from perfect on privacy issues, but todate also nowhere near as horrific as the much more fully ad dependent companies.
However, I’m coming from a perspective to let history play out a little more before trying to predict the future too far out.
In addition, I find calling Apple an advertising company distracts from much more legitimate complaints about Apple.
And it whitewashes Google, Meta and their ilk.
Apple is far from perfect on privacy issues, but todate also nowhere near as horrific as the much more fully ad dependent companies.