Nayla Al-Salibi discusses in the “Digital Bulletin” that Apple has stopped supporting the first generation of smart watches, as since the end of September 2023, it has placed all versions of the first generation of its smart watches on the “Obsolete” list of old devices. It also transmits leaks about the “Tik Tok” platform testing a paid, ad-free service, to compete with the “YouTube” and “X” platforms (formerly Twitter).
Apple stops supporting the first generation of smart watches Obsolete!
Reveal site report MacRumors That company Camel It decided to stop all forms of support for the first generation of its iWatch smart watch, and since the end of September 2023, it has placed all versions of the first generation of its smart watch on the Obsolete list of old devices. What makes us think about how we have become this “connected human consumer”!
Expensive traditional watches function perfectly for a lifetime, being passed down from generation to generation. In contrast, smart watches, regardless of their price, suggest a few years of operation.
When launched Camel The first generation of iWatch in the spring of 2015, had the ambition to take on the established Swiss watch manufacturers with the Watch Edition collection, luxurious models designed with an 18-karat gold bezel. I drove Camel These luxury watches are priced between $12,000 and $17,000. Just imagine these smart watches Camel I became “Obsolete“.
considered as Camel Their products are old Or Obsolete, products that “ceased distribution for sale more than 7 years ago.” This means according to the site Camel All hardware services have been discontinued for older products, and users of first-generation Watches will not be able to access them Camel Smart than requesting repair services in stores Camel Official or its authorized agents. Spare parts will no longer be available for old products.
It was a company Camel It stopped selling the first generation of its smart watch in 2016, and support for its operating system ended in 2018 with the launch of the fifth version update of the watchOS operating system.
The final decision to stop support includes all versions of the first generation, regardless of the manufacturing materials, whether aluminum, stainless steel, or the version made of gold.
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The TikTok platform is moving to propose a paid service free of ads
It may become possible for users to watch platform videos.“Tik Tok” Without ads, for a monthly subscription of $4.99, according to a website report Android AuthorityByteDance has begun testing an ad-free subscription model for users.
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Platform confirmed Tik Tok For a site TechCrunch“It is testing this product in only one English-speaking market outside the United States.”
This ad-free subscription appears to only cover the ads provided by the platform Tik Toknot advertising campaigns or influential marketing campaigns.
This means that the platform will not block influencers who do not declare their content as advertising material. I mention here that France developed Strict law To frame the work and content of self-styled influencers to combat harmful content and scams.
All of this comes at a time when the platform is reaping Tik Tok Most of its money is from advertising, and it has proven resilient in the face of a broader slowdown in online ad spending.
According to a report by the market research company Cowen The platform Tik Tok It has the most cautious customers in the ad buyer market. As he reported guide Standard Media Index that in November 2022, the share of ByteDance, the parent company of Tik Tokfrom large agencies’ spending on social platforms to 11% of total spending, with giant companies among the biggest spenders as companies. Pepsi, Amazon, Apple and DoorDash.
That remains the platform Tik Tok Ready to try this ad-free subscription model, similar to what competing platforms like The YouTube AndX ( Twitter previously).
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