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Google Slams Apple Over iPhone Ad Ban
crimeandpunishment writes "This real-life clash of the titans could be much more interesting than the movie. Today Google fired the latest volley in its war of words with Apple over mobile advertising. In a blog posting, the head of Google's mobile ad service, Admob, had harsh words for Apple's new restrictions concerning the iPhone and iPad ... calling them a threat to competition. There's a lot of money at stake ... the US mobile ad market, which is about $600 million, is expected to more than double by 2013."
Google started this whole dust-up when they went after Apple. See Gruber's thoughts on the matter:
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/06/09/battelle
"There’s no question it’s a dick move on Apple’s part. But what’s the argument against it? That Google gets a pass for being dicks to Apple, and Apple ought to just sit there and take it?"
Do you think Google will permit iAD advertising in their any of their web based products? Why should Apple not institute a reciprocal restriction?
It always has been the intention of Apple for everything you use to be apple and apple only. The iphone has given them a good environment to do this and they are taking advantage of it. If you buy into it, its your own choice, but know that this is what you are buying in to.
Similar to the way that human beings like a house to shelter them from the cold, but don't actually depend on it.
You know, there is a difference between trolling and pointing out the flaws in your reasoning. Just saying.
You seem to imply that the iphone is expensive?
It is the same price, or cheaper than many Android phones. And there are free apps and games, if you don't want to spend on the paid ones.
The net prices are roughly the same for smartphones.
I think the problem is that you're cheap. Nothing in the world is cheap enough for you.
> What Apple has done is not explicitly ban third party advertisers, but instead
> achieve that goal through crafty wording in their developer agreement.
No, no, no. You missed that the only advertisers that are banned are ones that are run by Apple's competitors in the mobile phone market. That is why Google is crying like a spoiled little rich kid.
If Apple wanted to do all the ads on iOS they could do it, they don't have to be sneaky about it. It's their fucking platform.