I read that Apple was implementing ads in their maps software now. Quick search seems to confirm it. Below is a page blurb originating from Apple's domain.

Now businesses can run ads on Apple Maps — right where customers are deciding where to go.

My initial comment was just satire, but reading through the document I'm just... tired. This sort of analysis originates from America's intelligence organizations. It's not surprising that the technique's bled into private-business--it always happens. Intel. orgs. create a software solution that solves one of their problems and entrepreneurs within those organizations realize private-businesses have similar problems.

(I will state--because it's tangentially related--the matrix-protocol originates from individuals linked to mossad. I encourage users not to use matrix.)

Apples not odd. It's the same as every other technology corporation.

they won’t sell it or lets 3rd parties come even remotely close to it

If they secretly let the government double dip, I don't think I want to trust any other claims they and their marketing makes.

Apple admits to secretly giving governments push notification data - Ars Technica

What are the odds that Google also claims it doesn't sell your data, it "shares" it.

But would you trust them?

Not even Google sells any of your data. They collect data and sell advertising spots but not the data itself.

Selling data only works as a business model if you cannot sell ad spots. That is why news websites have cookie banners with 1000 partners but Google, Facebook, Apple, et al. do not.

me, and my rightful owners of course.

Can you also talk to my employer's IT department?

Is it? Remember when you couldn't launch an app on OSX because apple was down for some reason.

That's not true, there are also the BSDs.

Minix?

I will not post a link to it for privacy reasons, but I wrote an article on this the day before the original M1 was announced warning of this situation. Apples move to their own chipset meant that any attempts at maintaining compatibility would always end up behind the curve.

I am surprised that Apple manage to keep their chips constantly changing as much as they do between generations. Most others seem to be on the 'same but more' path nowadays but Apple is still shifting the baseline almost yearly.

The real issue will come if they lock down the boot loader.

also PowerPC