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!"
IllNess
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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.
Being exclusive works really well. Like getting VIP access makes people feel important.
It's what made Facebook cool. When only selected schools were allowed to join, students, faculty, and staff felt important.
I know they needed to grow, but keeping it just for college students would've kept its cool factor for a lot longer.
Typography geek here.
If you enjoy watching about type in NYC, I recommend the documentary Helvetica (2007). Even though it has its biases (I mean which documentary doesn't), I enjoyed it.
This is great! Thank you.
You can also just delete all other apps expect for the writing app, set to open on boot, create a standard user, and forget the admin password.
There! No distractions.
I tried searching for this but only found recent news. Anywhere I can read about this? Wikipedia, article, or book?
I love tech history.
Well in the Social Network movie and chapter 2 of the Accidental Billionaires, Mark Zuckerberg used wget in shell scripts to get copyrighted images for private servers.
Can we give punish him?
What YouTube killed are YouTube instances by limiting the number of request per IP address.
Lunar New Year started on January 29.
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.