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Re:Applebot by read_if_gay_ on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @03:45AM (#24339453)
I would think that they can leverage a custom search engine in more flexible ways than Google to improve UX.

Also, Apples main revenue isn’t hardware but services IIRC. They’re not a hardware company.

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Re:Applebot by sneak on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @06:28AM (#24340225)
You do not recall correctly.

Services are ca. 18% of Apple’s revenue, after years of huge spending and tons of dedicated effort to grow this segment. The fact that it is as high as a fifth is itself a monumental feat.

Hardware sales of the iPhone alone, excluding all computers, AirPods, and iPads, is over 40%.

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Re:Applebot by sokoloff on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @07:21AM (#24340592)
I suspect the profit split is biased more towards services than the revenue split.
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Re:Applebot by zaroth on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @07:50AM (#24340754)
This is less meaningful when the vast majority of the services are only sold to people using their hardware.
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