App Store 搜索结果新增第二个广告位：下载量未增，成本翻倍
苹果在 App Store 搜索结果中新增了第二个广告位。一位独立开发者分享了自己的数据：尽管广告成本翻倍，但应用的下载量几乎没有变化。这意味着广告位的增加并未带来相应回报，反而大幅提升了营销开支，对依赖付费推广的小型开发者造成了直接冲击。
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