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Re:Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue in Search Deal, Expert Says by layer8 on Monday November 13, 2023 @04:35PM (#38255713)
Microsoft lost cases against the EU because they made Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player the default on Windows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp._v._Commission
Re:Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue in Search Deal, Expert Says by Clubber on Monday November 13, 2023 @08:41PM (#38257855)
I believe it's because they were using their monopoly power to give that software away for free, while their competitors couldn't and ended up selling or going out of business.
Re:Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue in Search Deal, Expert Says by andrewinardeer on Monday November 13, 2023 @09:03PM (#38258021)
Or you know, revenue growth to serve the only stakeholders that means anything to them - their shareholders.
Re:Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue in Search Deal, Expert Says by Clubber on Monday November 13, 2023 @10:03PM (#38258501)
Google bought YouTube in 2006. Coincidence they care about YouTube ad revenue so much all of a sudden? I guess they were getting around to it eventually.
Re:Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue in Search Deal, Expert Says by Aerbil313 on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @03:58AM (#38260765)
How come YouTube doesn't turn a revenue? Is it even possible, it uses so much bandwidth? Any sources?
Re:Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue in Search Deal, Expert Says by saagarjha on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @05:30AM (#38261509)
YouTube makes a profit. Or it did at least, not sure what’s going on with the adblocker stuff.