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Re:Microsoft’s Downfall: Inside the Cannibalistic Culture Th... by rmah on Tuesday July 03, 2012 @07:55PM (#4196883)
Besides, Android device manufacturers effectively "pay" Google for Android in search traffic (or reduced revenue share from search traffic).

Actually google pays the android device manufacturers, not the other way around.

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Re:Microsoft’s Downfall: Inside the Cannibalistic Culture Th... by ori_b on Tuesday July 03, 2012 @09:00PM (#4197070)
And google still manages to make money off of it. They aren't crowding out competitors at a loss in order to twist the screws later.
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Re:Microsoft’s Downfall: Inside the Cannibalistic Culture Th... by thm76 on Tuesday July 03, 2012 @09:25PM (#4197148)
Are they making money off Android?

From what I've read on some blogs they never give numbers showing their profit or loss from Android, and looking at the situation from the outside I'd think it's more likely they're losing money on it at the moment.

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Re:Microsoft’s Downfall: Inside the Cannibalistic Culture Th... by ori_b on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @08:52AM (#4199178)
Apparently it became profitable 2 years ago. http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/05/googles-eric-schmidt-says...
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