Re:Google’s Dominance Is No Longer a Sure Thing
by scarface74 on Sunday June 02, 2019 @01:46PM
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Total after 8 years? Apple makes a larger profit than that on iPhones in one or two quarters. That’s probably less profitable than the Apple Watch will be after its first 7 years.
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Re:Google’s Dominance Is No Longer a Sure Thing
by cameronbrown on Sunday June 02, 2019 @02:03PM
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The majority of Android's value to Google is indirect - by having people view their ads through their platforms and the developer mindshare that comes with the platform. It's exactly the same strategy as Chrome. It is very telling how difficult it must be for developers on the Play Store though.
Back then they didn't sell hardware which is where most iPhone revenue comes from.