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Re:Break Up Google by kevingadd on Monday June 29, 2020 @03:47AM (#23675423)
Are you sure you've never paid a cent? Many products or services you buy are probably funneling some money into Google's pockets - perhaps licensing fees or agreements with Google, company profits being handed to Google for advertising. If you've ever bought an Android app or In-App Purchase, 30% of that went directly to Google.

If you think you're getting Google products and services for free, you're just not paying attention.

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Re:Break Up Google by kats on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:32PM (#23679880)
I guess Google has received 30 cents from when I bought something on the Play store.

It still seems to be a pretty good deal when you compare the bill for GMail, YouTube, Google Search, Drive, Docs/Sheets and Maps to the cost of the phone bill, cable tv, and internet.

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