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Re:Google Maps won't let you save home address without allow... by briandear on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @11:53PM (#18072657)
They pay for similar services when they buy an Apple device. That’s why Apple Maps exists: to give people reasons to buy their hardware. iWork is free and not ad supported when you buy a Mac. Yet, when you buy a Chromebook, are Google Services ad-and-tracking free? Apple has proven that you can do “free” and respect privacy. Is ad-targeting/tracking happening when you use Google Services on a Pixel?
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Re:Google Maps won't let you save home address without allow... by berbec on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @04:22AM (#18073875)
I don't defend Google long slide into hard-core-stalkerdom, but there is a slight price difference between a Macbook Air and a Chromebook. Apple uses hardware income to support software dev costs; Google uses tracking and ads to pay for same and keep device cost low.
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