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Re:Project Fuchsia: Google Is Quietly Working on a Successor... by Razengan on Thursday July 19, 2018 @05:06PM (#17570265)
> The main reason why this won't work is that majority of public simply prefers free ad-infested services over paid ad-free ones.

Counterpoint: Apple, one of the most profitable companies.

People have been giving their money to Apple before they even flaunted a strong pro-privacy stance, and I have yet to see an ad from Apple that I did not opt in for (although their recent Apple Pay emails have been slightly annoying, given that I'm in a country where I cannot use Apple Pay but there's no option to opt-out from only Apple Pay related emails while still receiving offers for other Apple services.)

Re:Project Fuchsia: Google Is Quietly Working on a Successor... by RestlessMind on Thursday July 19, 2018 @08:22PM (#17571498)
Hence the phrase: "majority of public"

Rich people with lots of disposable income would, not surprisingly, prefer quality for a higher price. But that is not the business model of Google, nor is it applicable for everyone.

Re:Project Fuchsia: Google Is Quietly Working on a Successor... by 0xFFC on Thursday July 19, 2018 @06:06PM (#17570752)
Please, people don’t buy apple stuff because apple cares for privacy. People buy apple because its products are top notch quality wise.
Re:Project Fuchsia: Google Is Quietly Working on a Successor... by scarface74 on Friday July 20, 2018 @12:19AM (#17572422)
I don’t buy Apple products because of privacy. I buy Apple products because the alternative in the consumer market -Windows and Android feel like a flea market where Im constantly being advertise to. I like Apple’s business model. I give them money and they give me stuff. Too many other companies sell hardware subsidized by ad sales. For instance, I would gladly pay more for my Roku devices to avoid advertising on the home screen and paid for placement on the remote. I have three Roku TVs but I still use my attached AppleTV devices more often than the Roku apps for just that reason.