Apple, Google, AdMob, mobile advertising, privacy, and competition
Apple restricting third-party advertisers from collecting personal data if they are owned by another platform vendor could be a way of preventing Google’s AdMob from competing directly on the iPhone with Apple’s iAd, but it could also be a sign that Apple, cranky after leaked iPhone prototypes and iPad analytics, is determined to take back [...]
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US government investigating Apple’s AdMob exclusion
The US government is reportedly now investigating Apple for the terms in the iOS 4 GM license that restrict rival ad networks owned by competing platforms — i.e. Google’s AdMob. Independent ad networks are not effected, nor is Apple’s own iAd platform.
According to two people close to the situation, US regulators have already [...]
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Some international iPads arriving early, hundreds of thousands of US iPads already there
Several readers hit us up saying their iPads were already arriving, ahead of Apple’s May 28 international release date (at least phase one of it, phase two is slated for July). Given the spread of 9 countries, its probably harder for Apple to keep their iron grip on delivery dates and still make sure customers [...]
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Boom Town: Apple Buying AdMob Competitor Quatro Wireless
Boom Town claims several sources have confirmed that Apple is getting into the in-app advertising business by buying AdMob competitor Quattro Wireless for $275 million. Since Apple currently dominates the mobile app space, bolstering their cut of profits with a cut of in-app advertising is likely good business for them. It’s all about the eyeballs, [...]