Re:Apple becomes the first $1T company
by soared on Thursday August 02, 2018 @01:47PM
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And literally billions of people don't have the money to spend on products like that but are able to use them because they can pay with their data, which has no cash value to them.
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That doesn't really make any sense, right? How can those folks' data be worth very much if they don't have the money to pay a subscription fee for Google?
Rich folks are effectively subsidizing access for the poor. This is an advantage of Google's business model which is often overlooked by richer folks (who can easily afford subscription fees and Apple products).