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Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by iamgopal on Saturday October 03, 2020 @08:43AM (#24671651)
Not going to happen. Apple is bigger than Indian government.
Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by mgreenleaf on Saturday October 03, 2020 @08:52AM (#24671706)
I was curious about government vs corporation revenues, which are imperfect measures, but an interesting comparison and quickly found this:

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/corporations-not-coun...

The raw data appears to be here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12Jdgaz_qGg5o0m_6NCU_...

And it seems that India just barely beats Apple on the list. But it makes clear that most countries have less revenue than the largest companies.

Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by luckylion on Saturday October 03, 2020 @09:26AM (#24671938)
Economies are usually considered by looking at GDP though. Walmart, Apple etc would still be impressive, but not quite as much.
Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by mgreenleaf on Saturday October 03, 2020 @09:33AM (#24671982)
True, and companies spend a massive amount of their revenue in operations, whereas I would assume governments have much more disposable income for activities other than putting capital into daily production.
Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by indymike on Saturday October 03, 2020 @12:39PM (#24673116)
Given that most governments spend more than they take in and can print money...
Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by infinityplus1 on Saturday October 03, 2020 @08:45AM (#24671662)
It might have a better chance than Epic on getting a different app store on iOS devices.
Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by surendrajat on Saturday October 03, 2020 @08:46AM (#24671664)
In what sense exactly?