This, in a nutshell, illustrates everything that is wrong with modern day Apple.

User Experience vs Profit.
Profit wins.
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/23/apple-maps-ads-coming-soon/

Apple to Introduce Ads in Apple Maps as Part of Services Revenue Push

Apple is planning to include ads in Apple Maps search results as soon as this summer, reports Bloomberg. Apple is aiming to earn more money from its...

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@samdeane some of this is a consumers fault. We collectively refuse to pay companies for their work and time, MacOS isn't free to develop and host services to store our information.