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Re:Apple is now a privacy-as-a-service company by satyenr on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @11:28AM (#20095905)
> I don't think I've worked anywhere that's put more than $500M into a single software project. That is "huge" cost.

It's not what they put on the project in one go. It is the accumulated cost of developers, infrastructure and most importantly -- the experience and expertise that has been cultivated over decades. Do you really believe you can get a bunch of developers with limited experience to build something that is comparable to iOS/Android in a couple of years?

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Re:Apple is now a privacy-as-a-service company by zimpenfish on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @01:31AM (#20101748)
> Do you really believe you can get a bunch of developers with limited experience to build something that is comparable to iOS/Android in a couple of years?

I don't, no, but then I wasn't claiming it was possible, especially not for "under a billion dollars".

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