Adverts coming to core google apps

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I'm on a Google Apps account for my domain, which means I can use Gmail for emails and thankfully don't see any ads (unlike standard Gmail accounts).

Google has a tightrope to walk here - they need to balance things carefully so any ads don't look like they're invading a user's personal space. I can deal with ads in YouTube, but static ads within apps might be a bit much for me.
 

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Only mentions the Google app as far as i can see after a quick read. Which is fine, you can easily not use that app. As long as ads don't start popping up on my settings page for instance im happy.
 

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robj20 said:
Only mentions the Google app as far as i can see after a quick read. Which is fine, you can easily not use that app. As long as ads don't start popping up on my settings page for instance im happy.
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Maps is mentioned in the Hexus article which is bit of a bummer. Still I don't use it that often and if it gets too annoying, I'll have to find an alternative.
 

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marc2003 said:
Maps is mentioned in the Hexus article which is bit of a bummer. Still I don't use it that often and if it gets too annoying, I'll have to find an alternative.
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I do use maps a lot, as a Satnav every day.
It will just allow competitors to move in. If ads start annoying me i will just stop using Google stuff.
 

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I do use maps a lot, as a Satnav every day.
It will just allow competitors to move in. If ads start annoying me i will just stop using Google stuff.
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But I suppose any alternative without ads would be subscription based because maps always need updates/live info to make them useful. I don't think a one off payment for an app is going to cut it in this case.
 

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marc2003 said:
But I suppose any alternative without ads would be subscription based because maps always need updates/live info to make them useful. I don't think a one off payment for an app is going to cut it in this case.
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I suppose they could introduce a subscription for Android as an option instead of ads.
 
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