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1. fzeindl · 1790089662 · focus · HN ↗

   I really don’t get this. Apple is trying to sell you 2 or 3 addons that are really beneficial and great products that make sense.

   I don’t need them, I don’t buy them.

   But I really appreciate there being a button at a place that logically makes sense and that gives you the opportunity to make more out of your device.

   AFAIK you can click them away.

   It’s not as if there are intrusive popups or as if they are trying to sell you blackmarket ware.

   1. nodamage · 1790098273 · focus · HN ↗

      People are being intentionally obtuse in order to find something to get mad about.

      Obviously offering add-ons to your own product is not the same as "showing ads" by any common understanding of the term.

      Otherwise literally every app that offers a free version or trial with some form of paid upgrade would be considered "showing ads" because there's an upgrade button somewhere in the app.

      If you're going to call that "showing ads" then I would argue you've overloaded the definition to the point where it becomes meaningless.

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