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by whstl 834 days ago
Nah, Apple was WAY more of a status-symbol when it wasn't the current penny-pinching entity addicted to "services" and IAP.

There's nothing "high status" in having advertisements in the Settings app.
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toyg 834 days ago
I don't disagree, Apple's brand was built before the current shenanigans were even possible. "Think different", am I right? I'm just saying that the previous investment in brand-building can now be leveraged into defending the indefensible.
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whstl 834 days ago
Yep, exactly. IAP and advertisements in settings is the opposite of "Think different".

Apple Music and Apple TV+, sure.

But the 30% from Spotify and Netfix, and other shenanigans... not so much :/

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