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I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams

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Re: I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams

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Post by timpera »

isoprophlex wrote: post #6
bearjaws wrote: post #3

Mark my words, Apple is going to go full enshittification in the next 5 years because they've squeezed every last drop out of hardware pricing. Especially with the failed Apple Intelligence that they will now have to pay their way out of.

Then what do i move to? No linux laptop feels as good to touch as the aluminum macbooks, and in terms of phones it can't get any worse than the ads-and-trackers shitshow that is android...

I know that Windows 11 doesn't get a ton of love on HN, but I have successfully replaced my M1 MacBook Air with a Surface Laptop 7. The build quality is great, and I even think that the Surface's haptic trackpad is superior. However, I don't think anything on the market beats the Macbook's speaker quality.

Re: I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams

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Post by matsemann »

zvqcMMV6Zcr wrote: post #2

This is a bit silly. Are there any ads that people do trust?

While I understand the sentiment, most ads for a long time were fairly reputable? Like in the news papers, most ads were to make you aware of a brand (next car I buy I'll feel safe buying X because I've seen it in the papers), or to notify you about a local store having a sale etc. And disabling my ad blocker and going to a page I see ads for house listings nearby, offers to buy sports gear in a store in my city, and ads for a well known telecom company. All things I would trust.

What I don't understand is why high-value brands sell their screen estate to straight up scams or low quality ads.

Re: I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams

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Post by vee-kay »

timpera wrote: post #12
isoprophlex wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then what do i move to? No linux laptop feels as good to touch as the aluminum macbooks, and in terms of phones it can't get any worse than the ads-and-trackers shitshow that is android...

I know that Windows 11 doesn't get a ton of love on HN, but I have successfully replaced my M1 MacBook Air with a Surface Laptop 7. The build quality is great, and I even think that the Surface's haptic trackpad is superior. However, I don't think anything on the market beats the Macbook's speaker quality.

Just put Linux on that Microsoft laptop, LOL. Problem solved and it will work great.

Re: I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams

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Post by kotaKat »

timpera wrote: post #10

Why would Apple enshittify their News app in this way when there are so many legitimate advertisers out there? It seems obviously damaging to their brand, so it makes no sense to me.

I’m kind of (un)surprised to see it just be Taboola’s slop from the ages past. I forgot Taboola even still pushes that garbage.

Re: I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams

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Post by black_puppydog »

isoprophlex wrote: post #6
bearjaws wrote: post #3

Mark my words, Apple is going to go full enshittification in the next 5 years because they've squeezed every last drop out of hardware pricing. Especially with the failed Apple Intelligence that they will now have to pay their way out of.

Then what do i move to? No linux laptop feels as good to touch as the aluminum macbooks, and in terms of phones it can't get any worse than the ads-and-trackers shitshow that is android...

my goodness we lived with plastic thinkpads for decades and many of us still happily do. this fetish for "premium" hardware to be replaced every two years by the newest hottest thing (if that's not you: great, the planet thanks you) is just plain weird from the outside.

Re: I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams

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Post by stavros »

wobfan wrote: post #5

I love how, on the "I am retiring page", the image of the old woman even has artifacts of the Gemini logo on the bottom right - someone very probably manually tried to blur them with a tool that was not meant for blurring. Somehow, he or she was still convinced and put it up.

Because the sets of people who would give money to this and people who notice the Gemini logo are disjoint.
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