Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoApple is reportedly getting ready to introduce ads to its Maps appwww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up1484arrow-down110
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minus-squarejaschen306@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·1 month ago“What the fuck you gonna do? Use Android?!??! Fuck you and and be happy about it” - Tim Apple, probably
minus-squareinclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoSundar Pichai: “Huh, well I guess we’ll just follow Tim Apple’s lead and start injecting ads in google maps and anyone who uses google maps API too.”
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoThere are already ads in Google Maps, there is nothing for them to follow.
minus-squareYupa@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoWhat? Where are they? Maybe it depends on the region…
minus-squarefavoredponcho@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoDoesn’t Google Maps have ads?
minus-squarebitwolf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoKind of. They’re not in your face. But they make sure their sponsors show up on the maps with custom pins
minus-squarejaschen306@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI don’t know. Probably.
minus-squareWindyRebel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe answer you’re looking for is, “Of course it does!”
“What the fuck you gonna do? Use Android?!??! Fuck you and and be happy about it” - Tim Apple, probably
Sundar Pichai: “Huh, well I guess we’ll just follow Tim Apple’s lead and start injecting ads in google maps and anyone who uses google maps API too.”
There are already ads in Google Maps, there is nothing for them to follow.
What? Where are they? Maybe it depends on the region…
Doesn’t Google Maps have ads?
Kind of.
They’re not in your face. But they make sure their sponsors show up on the maps with custom pins
I don’t know. Probably.
The answer you’re looking for is, “Of course it does!”