Re:Apple is a traditional business
by simsla on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @12:18PM
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Neither are the other two.
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Re:Apple is a traditional business
by scarface74 on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @12:31PM
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Bezos specifically said that the entire purpose of their hardware is to get people to buy more stuff from Amazon. You really don't think both Amazon and Google are collecting data to improve their real money makers - targeted ad revenue and marketing?
And the iPhone exists to get people to use more Apple products and services. Vendor lock-in isn't the same thing as data harvesting. Those companies may very well be collecting your data but your statement doesn't prove it.
Re:Apple is a traditional business
by scarface74 on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @03:50PM
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With a 40% margin, Apple would be quite happy if you never bought anything but an iPhone. Why would Amazon sell you something that even the CEO admits that he isn't trying to make money off of?