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Ironically pushing people to newer phones through software obsolescence.
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John Hegeman, said the company is still committed to growing its ads business, and that it had no plans to let people pay to turn off ads in its apps. "I think we do see opportunities to build new types of products, features, and experiences that people would be willing to pay for and be excited to pay for,"
Shame because eliminating ads is about the only feature I’d pay for.
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There are 48 other states that aren’t California or Texas with grids that manage just fine. We can make forward progress without letting a couple of states hold the whole country back.
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One other question that could hold things up — between the carrier, Apple, the satellite provider, and iPhone users, who ends up paying for satellite messaging, and how?
Probably the same person who pays for any other telecommunication service. The iPhone user with the payment method on file. Not sure what indicates this will be free to the customer.