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Re:Google is not a search engine, but an ad engine by jldugger on Sunday December 15, 2019 @01:50PM (#21798039)
> Would you pay Apple 10B to gain, at best, 15B?

30% APY Seems like a good deal to me!

EDIT: more seriously, you don't start with iPhone. You start outbidding Google on the margins where your budget constraint less a factor.

> On top of that, who prevents Google to pay 16B next year?

Profit margins. Google's budget is not unlimited, after all.

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Re:Google is not a search engine, but an ad engine by scarface74 on Sunday December 15, 2019 @04:55PM (#21799250)
On the margins are also where the less attractive customers are from an advertising perspective. How much are customers worth who are buying a Blu R1 HD phone for $70?
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Re:Google is not a search engine, but an ad engine by jldugger on Sunday December 15, 2019 @07:25PM (#21799938)
Well then it's even cheaper to get started =)
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