Apple… Monetisation… Aren’t they already making like a billion per day?
Greedy fuckers.
Switch to !organicmaps@sopuli.xyz
You will thank me later!
- StreetComplete It makes editing OSM addictive and competitive!
I love it though someojesomeone can easily make out where I live and work 🤦🏼
I switched recently, and it is really good. It doesn’t have public transport yet (for the most part), and I rarely drive, but for walking, hiking and biking it is very nice. OpenStreetMap is shockingly well developed, I had no idea this existed. It has almost all the local businesses in my area, really did not expect that. It doesn’t have restaurant reviews and stuff though.
My area was missing a bunch of businesses, so I added them. It’s really easy, so definitely consider helping fix stuff as you notice it. I usually take the time to add metadata like phone number, hours, and website, because sometimes that’s useful.
@sugar_in_your_tea @Habarug there’s an app called StreetComplete which gameifies this as well. Gets a bit addictive if you’re not careful
apple is really shitting themselves. wtf.
Just trying to rake some of thst Google cash
they must see the writing on the wall for reduced hardware sales.
Well, this thing isn’t going to just enshitify itself, now is it.
There was a time when Apple was able to infuse some level of class into its products relative to competitors. I suppose they were able to do that because their growth was driven by exciting products. With their now listless and moribund product strategy, they have to cash in the equity they built up in customer experience to fund shareholder value.
Moribund (adjective)
Meaning: Dying or declining.
TIL a new word.
Apple claimed Apple Maps was created because Apple wanted to protect its users from Google Maps’ data hoarding. We assume Apple is already hoarding data but now to be able to compete with other advertisement platforms Apple, would have to share that data with advertisers.
One step forward, two steps back.
Apple actually integrates several “anti tracking” technologies into their maps, so it IS an improvement in theory.
They still collect data albeit less from Google Maps. But Organic Maps doesn’t collect any data.
I’m an avid user of OSM and OsmAnd, I’m with you there
Looks like we are both skeptical about those technologies. “All you have to do is turn off locations… on a maps app… that’s privacy!”
Well apparently they ask for directions to your destination and 5 random others so that it’s not trackable server side.
I haven’t investigated myself and that’s not entirely fool proof, but it’s leagues better than Google for privacy.
It is. That’s actually really cool.
But if they do start including ads, why would advertisers use a less effective and accurate platform than Google Maps?
Either they change or their ad placements are cheaper.
If they aren’t maximizing profits then why put ads at all? It’s not like they are losing profits.
This article is from April 2024. So, where are the ads?
So I don’t actually mind this.
And odds are good you won’t notice them.
They’ll just be carefully highlighted locations when you’re looking at a larger map, so the random buildings that get labeled in the more zoomed out views are chosen carefully.
It gets better, when you search for “restaurants near me” the order won’t be organic but “pay to win”
So “restaurant chain #5” will be at the top even if you hate their food.
Not really awful as far as advertising goes.
When has a company ever shown itself to show restraint once it heads down the monetization train? And isn’t Apple’s premium price point that it isn’t ad infested like Android or Microsoft?
You’re not wrong, but I’d really like to pretend that you are.
I might have more faith in them if they weren’t a publicly traded company always having the expectation of exponential growth.
That is EXACTLY the issue.
Yeah they won at capitalism. But it’s so crazy that because of stock price expectations even they won’t ever come to the finish line. It’s never good enough no matter how much they make. The ceiling just keeps going up and up and up.
Downvoted for having an opinion. Rip in peace
Yeah people like to downvote things that they don’t agree with even if it’s a decent point.
Oh well, at least I don’t base my self-worth on internet points. 😝
I’m not sure you’re being downvoted for people not agreeing, per se.
I think you’re being downvoted for coming across as a little misguided on your theory.
And odds are good you won’t notice them
Doesn’t this defeat the purpose of advertisers advertising if people ain’t going to notice them.
Disclaimer: I use an iPhone and Apple Maps.
You understand why advertising when it isn’t clearly labeled as such is worse, right?
Yes, that’s not great, so ideally there’s an asterisk showing this…
But if you look at the playing field as out exists today in advertising….
It’s not really useable to change political beliefs or support authoritarianism.
It’s not tracking you explicitly.
It’s not profiling you.
It’s relevant to what you’re already looking for
There aren’t many scams you can run with it (except the locksmith scam)
Soooooo, if I have to accept advertising, this feels on the tamer end.
But I agree, it should be upfront.
Apple do have a history of putting “Ad” next to anything that is an advertisement so hopefully they continue with that design pattern.
