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MattDamonSpace | 1 month ago

You don’t say

https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/16/iphone-apple-app-store-search...

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musicale|1 month ago

The iron law of encrapification: if a company can make more money by downgrading the user experience, it will. I imagine within Apple there were still people who advocated for a better, more transparent user experience, but ultimately they seem to have lost out to services people who just want to grab more money.

It's unfortunate because user experience was a core differentiating advantage for Apple that got them to where they are now.

MarsIronPI|1 month ago

IMO that's unavoidable when you're a public company beholden to shareholders who only care about short term stock prices.

OK, maybe not all shareholders are playing the short game, but I feel like a lot of them are.

estimator7292|1 month ago

I don't understand, Apple users did get a more "transparent" experience /s