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

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.

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MarsIronPI 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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.

	▲	musicale 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I miss Tim Apple saying that there were things (accessibility) that Apple did that weren't based on ROI, and people who disagreed should get out of the stock.

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estimator7292 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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

	▲	musicale 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Hahaha. On an unrelated note I immediately turned off Liquid Glass.