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Re:Capitalism the Apple Way vs. Capitalism the Google Way (2... by scarface74 on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @06:32AM (#18854829)
Seeing that nothing Google has done outside of selling ads has been profitable and we can assume that all of Apple’s products generate a profit, how can Google’s ventures be considered a “success”?
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Re:Capitalism the Apple Way vs. Capitalism the Google Way (2... by jboy55 on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @10:45AM (#18856302)
A success in that it has transformed the public image of the worlds largest and effectively "only" internet ad platform into one of a benevolent tech company working on problems that will help the world.

Google for most of the last decade has had it 'easy' though. The natural expansion of its ad revenue has reduced the need for it to turn some 'evilness' dials to keep revenue and profit growing. With Apple its very straight forward, they sell things, and if you want their services you pay for them.

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Re:Capitalism the Apple Way vs. Capitalism the Google Way (2... by scarface74 on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @11:10AM (#18856573)
A success in that it has transformed the public image of the worlds largest and effectively "only" internet ad platform into one of a benevolent tech company working on problems that will help the world.

How much has that goodwill improved profitability? What were people going to do, revolt and use Bing?

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Re:Capitalism the Apple Way vs. Capitalism the Google Way (2... by jboy55 on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @02:23PM (#18858666)
Well, for one, it keeps Antitrust somewhat at bay. But, its beyond search, if you want to monetize your site with ads, its pretty much impossible to avoid using Google.
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