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Originally Posted by stustaff
It wasnt a test! Apples iAd system only works under software 4.0 which I doubt you have as its not released to the general public yet.
so your saying that based on an ad that had nothing to do with Apple that iAd adverts will be bad! your experience was no more indicative of what iAd ads will be like than me test driving a Toyota Corrola and saying ferraris are rubbish! or your just saying any adverts are bad?(I do tend to agree) maybe iAds will be less bad as Apple will regulate how intrusive they are and also regulate what they are adverts for. we dont really know yet except for the mock ups Apple showed which for an advert didnt look worse than anything else I have ever seen....
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Again, the in-app ad behaved as I understand iAd works, and I was taken aback by it, since it was effectively a demo version of the game. I had to click on it to continue playing. Why do you think iAd is somehow so different - because I can be forced to watch the ad within the app, instead of out of it? Not an earth-shattering difference to me.
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Originally Posted by stustaff
Yes they have but im not talking about mobile versions Im talking about the fact that many web sites are now starting to be EXACTLY the same either with flash or without....
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Hm, where did you get this information? Because it's not true.
In a deal with Apple, there are a handful of sites which are developing content specifically for the iPad, such as the NYT.
But even those are not identical to their regular sites - the regular sites offer additional functionality through Flash - browse through the NYT Magazine section, for instance.
IMO, the iPad offers web browsing experience akin to that of the late '90s and the few sites which are agreeing to cater specifically to the format are hoping to exploit a captive market.
But, after the initial excitement, I am not certain it will work in the long run, since advertisers want the biggest bang for their buck, and I doubt iPad subscription rates will maintain the revenue needed to support such splintering of the web world.
Particularly because by the end of the year most mobile platforms will have full Flash support, including hardware acceleration, and there will be much less need for mobile versions of the main sites.