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Re:Microsoft Is Worth as Much as Apple. How Did That Happen? by bryanlarsen on Thursday November 29, 2018 @11:04AM (#18561165)
Google likely makes well over $10 billion a year from Android. Only when comparing against iPhone revenue or Google's own advertising revenue does it look small.
Re:Microsoft Is Worth as Much as Apple. How Did That Happen? by scarface74 on Thursday November 29, 2018 @11:14AM (#18561262)
This is the best number I could find from the Oracle vs google lawsuit. Google didn’t dispute the number.

Thanks to a lawyer, we know now that Google has made $31 billion in revenue and $22 billion in profit from its Android operating system....

That’s over Android’s entire existence.

But if the $31 billion total is correct, Google has earned less money from Android throughout its existence than Apple earned from iPhone sales in fourth quarter of 2015, when it brought in $32.2 billion in revenue.

https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/21/10810834/android-generate...

Re:Microsoft Is Worth as Much as Apple. How Did That Happen? by sujinge9 on Thursday November 29, 2018 @11:33AM (#18561433)
That's a pretty apple to oranges comparison. iPhone sales is selling physical hardware which obviously comes with a much higher total cost then just software. A much better comparison would be from how much Apple earns from it's app store and developer fees.
Re:Microsoft Is Worth as Much as Apple. How Did That Happen? by scarface74 on Thursday November 29, 2018 @01:01PM (#18562217)
In the context of how much Microsoft could have made if it had come in as a successful third place, if Google can make only $31 billion over 10 years, how much could MS make in third place?

But to answer your question 11.5 billion last year

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2018/01/06/apples-ap...