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Re:Apple deals massive patent blow to HTC, Android in seriou... by rryan on Monday July 18, 2011 @03:08PM (#2777678)
> Google most certainly makes money, and a lot of it, from Android.

Could you explain how you are most certain of this? I don't believe they make any money from Android. If you mean they make a lot of money on ads from customers accessing their services via a mobile device -- then fair enough but that's not "from Android" any more than they make tons of money "from the iPhone".

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Re:Apple deals massive patent blow to HTC, Android in seriou... by MatthewPhillips on Monday July 18, 2011 @03:31PM (#2777791)
They've released figures in the past that Android is profitable on its own; meaning irregardless to the effect on search profits. They make money on selling Google Apps, Maps service, etc to manufacturers and carriers.
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Re:Apple deals massive patent blow to HTC, Android in seriou... by shagrath on Monday July 18, 2011 @03:44PM (#2777876)
"They make money on selling Google Apps, Maps service, etc to manufacturers and carriers."

Would love a source on this... AFAIK Google never publicly said Android Trademark and Google Apps were not free (apart from the obligation to pass the CTS test suite)

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