I like this principled stand - I'd like to think Anthropic has thought about the post-commodification landscape and decided signaling this positioning as an ad-free tool that respects the user instead of one that pits the interests of advertisers against the free tier user's desires for something unbiased.
Are ads even requisite once inference cost craters? Can't agent stores, tiered revenue splits with developers, and subscriptions cover the majority without turning the tool into a Vegas strip of garish LED ads jutting in the way?
