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Ads Coming to Apple Maps, Apple’s Privacy Pitch, Apple Business

Today's Above Avalon Daily update includes the following stories: 

  • Ads Coming to Apple Maps

  • Apple’s Privacy Pitch

  • Apple Business

Last week, we talked about a few levers Apple can pull when it came to Apple Maps monetization. Apple is officially pulling one of those monetization levers. Advertising will begin appearing in Apple Maps this summer in the U.S. and Canada.

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Smartphone Fallout From Memory Shock, Monetizing Apple Maps, Apple’s Sports App Gaining Momentum

Today's Above Avalon Daily update includes the following topics: 

  • Smartphone Fallout From Memory Shock

  • Monetizing Apple Maps

  • Apple’s Sports App Gaining Momentum

For the past few months, memory volatility has captured quite a bit of attention within tech circles. In this update, we look at why there is reason to believe that consensus has not correctly mapped potential impacts arising from the memory shock. We then look at various monetization options that Apple will likely have with Apple Maps in mind. The update concludes with the Apple Sports app. The pace of new features being brought to the Apple Sports app continues to impress.

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