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Re:Google's Plan to Stop Apple from Getting Serious About Se... by robg on Thursday October 26, 2023 @09:32AM (#38025272)
This, Apple is not primarily an advertising company. I buy quality products from them that last, still using a 2013 iMac that has never had any issues. Even original AirPods work so well, I replace them as the battery degrades.
Re:Google's Plan to Stop Apple from Getting Serious About Se... by beej71 on Thursday October 26, 2023 @10:16AM (#38025905)
But they will still push to maximize revenue across all divisions, right?
Re:Google's Plan to Stop Apple from Getting Serious About Se... by Terretta on Thursday October 26, 2023 @10:40AM (#38026210)
The ads aren't to maximize their own revenue; that's marketing expense, not ad revenue.

The ads that drive their ad revenue are product placement within their store, like Walmart charging for a higher place on a shelf, or featuring a product in a sign at the end of an aisle, or offering it for free at a tasting booth.

Walmart doesn't make meaningfully more money when you buy product A or B (not counting their store brand), both are on the shelf, so their motivations are different.