Re:Google is paying Apple billions per year to remain on the...
by HillaryBriss on Monday August 14, 2017 @11:46AM
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for a rough assessment of this, we might compare it to the situation with Apple maps.
In 2015, it was reported that "Apple ... receives 5 billion requests per week for its mapping services and that Apple Maps is used 3.5 times more frequently than ... Google Maps."
In 2015, it was reported that "Apple ... receives 5 billion requests per week for its mapping services and that Apple Maps is used 3.5 times more frequently than ... Google Maps."
http://fortune.com/2015/06/16/apple-google-maps-ios/
and iOS users are the wealthy layer of the mobile marketplace. they're the cream. google doesn't want to lose them.