Stefan Mileschin

We need the money

Cash-strapped Apple is apparently so poor that it has to turn its user interface into a bill board for advertising.

Apple's iOS is already programmed to display ads at various points throughout its UI and now Bloomberg claims that these adverts will start increasing.

Apparently, they will start popping up in new locations within the OEM's App Store, and spread to other first-party apps afterwards.

What is odd is that the idea of serving ads in social media feeds is starting to backfire and even Facebook is starting to see that it is not a secure long term investment. As anyone who has tried to sit through a YouTube programme on music of the 1980s only to be bothered by an irritating iWatch advert every ten minutes will tell you -- it causes users to retreat from your product.

However, Apple is still reportedly convinced tha its users are dumb enough to spend a fortune on a product and then sit through shedloads of adverts afterwards.

Apple cult leader Tim Cook touted its potential for revenue during the Cupertino giant's latest investor conference, especially in comparison to other emerging concerns such as its services or augmented-reality aspirations.

https://fudzilla.com/news/mobile/553...user-interface