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by AgentIcarus 3127 days ago
Do you think they would be if they charged?
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brucephillips 3127 days ago
It doesn't matter. They derive much value from their market dominance.
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simonh 3127 days ago
They make about twice as much money from mobile ads iOS as they do from Android, hence they pay Billions to Apple to be the default search provider on iOS. That can’t be a comfortable position to be in, and hardly looks like a position of dominance no matter how much you squint.
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mcny 3127 days ago
> They make about twice as much money from mobile ads iOS as they do from Android, hence they pay Billions to Apple to be the default search provider on iOS. That can’t be a comfortable position to be in, and hardly looks like a position of dominance no matter how much you squint.

Here's one way to squint: they'd have to pay a lot more if they didn't have Android.

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rafiki6 3127 days ago
They do charge. The Android most manufacturer's sell with google's services isn't free. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-21/google-s-...
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bduerst 3127 days ago
The article you link to refers to advertising and play store revenue from users, not licensing revenue from manufacturers.
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