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Re:Predicting Google Product Shutdowns by timmm on Saturday May 04, 2013 @12:22AM (#5653993)
You do realize that the 30% that Google takes from Android Developers from App sales doesn't go to Google right?
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Re:Predicting Google Product Shutdowns by gwern on Saturday May 04, 2013 @11:34AM (#5655200)
No, I don't.

But even if they don't, Google is still serving ads to Android users AFAIK. While browsing on exactly that topic (pondering whether to flip the profit bit on the Android entry), I ran across an estimate of $1 billion: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2011/02/08/googles-an... This made the decision an easy one.

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Re:Predicting Google Product Shutdowns by throwaway2048 on Saturday May 04, 2013 @03:45AM (#5654397)
where does it go?
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Re:Predicting Google Product Shutdowns by timmm on Saturday May 04, 2013 @03:59PM (#5656122)
To the respective mobile carriers.
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Re:Predicting Google Product Shutdowns by dudus on Saturday May 04, 2013 @04:46PM (#5656259)
What makes you think that?
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Re:Predicting Google Product Shutdowns by Samuel_Michon on Sunday May 05, 2013 @07:07AM (#5658068)
[Citation needed]
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Re:Predicting Google Product Shutdowns by dudus on Saturday May 04, 2013 @04:45PM (#5656258)
You do realize it does right?
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