People are annoyed at apple’s recent lack of polish in software, but the increasing monetization and push into services are a bigger issue imo. You pay the apple premium for hardware and the hardware is indeed great, but you’re increasingly treated like a piggy bank. Line must go up.
In regard to Maps: if all you want is a gps, there’s many apps that use OpenStreetMap data. I use CoMaps myself. You download the map(s) you want and it just works, no forced updates or ads or anything in the way of upselling.
The margins in the services category are much higher (76.7%) than hardware (38.7%) [1] and much easier to grow in an already saturated smartphone market. So yeah, time to throw the customers under the bus.
Strangely enough I often use Google Maps on my iPhone because I'm looking for businesses that have no presence on Apple Maps.
I don't see the opportunity for companies to present themselves in Apple's app as a net negative for users.
No, because in maps category, people demand no inconveniences or compromises at all. Often the same people, who put up with Linux distros' shenanigans, curiously.
‘Enshittification is the gradual process where online platforms and services decline in quality as companies shift from pleasing users to ruthlessly maximizing corporate profits.’
People are annoyed at apple’s recent lack of polish in software, but the increasing monetization and push into services are a bigger issue imo. You pay the apple premium for hardware and the hardware is indeed great, but you’re increasingly treated like a piggy bank. Line must go up.
In regard to Maps: if all you want is a gps, there’s many apps that use OpenStreetMap data. I use CoMaps myself. You download the map(s) you want and it just works, no forced updates or ads or anything in the way of upselling.
Line must go up.
The margins in the services category are much higher (76.7%) than hardware (38.7%) [1] and much easier to grow in an already saturated smartphone market. So yeah, time to throw the customers under the bus.
[1] https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/apple-earn...
Strangely enough I often use Google Maps on my iPhone because I'm looking for businesses that have no presence on Apple Maps. I don't see the opportunity for companies to present themselves in Apple's app as a net negative for users.
They should have said "No": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8eP99neOVs
Think just the same
Are there any privacy focused, non profit alternatives?
I use Organic Maps (on android, I assume the ios version is decent too).
https://organicmaps.app/
No, because in maps category, people demand no inconveniences or compromises at all. Often the same people, who put up with Linux distros' shenanigans, curiously.
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‘Enshittification is the gradual process where online platforms and services decline in quality as companies shift from pleasing users to ruthlessly maximizing corporate profits.’