Honest question: are you, or have you ever been (or are you planning to be), someone with a direct financial stake in the ad industry? Employee, shareholder, board member, whatever.
The answer to that question will greatly influence what we think of your witticism in the previous comment :-)
I'm all over this thread, and the answer to your question is yes. I spent a number of years at an ad-driven FAANG (which narrows it down to three).
And I still think that firstly, this decision by Apple is gonna drive a lot of small niche products to the wall, and secondly, is a part of Apple's longer term plans to make a significant amount of money from advertising over the next five years.
The answer to that question will greatly influence what we think of your witticism in the previous comment :-)