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by kibwen 708 days ago
Unfortunately no, Google wants to maximize their profit, and they'll enshittify the web in that pursuit until it collapses. They have Android, they don't need the web to exist.
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> They have Android, they don't need the web to exist.

In 2023 77% of Google's money came from online advertising. While the percentage is lower than in 2017 when it was 86%, Google is fully dependent on the web.

> They have Android, they don't need the web to exist.

If not for apple, I'd agree.

Apple sells expensive solutions to cash-rich consumers (some of whom are also time-poor) who are willing to throw money at a technical problem (setting up a device with an OS) to make it go away (ie, buying an iPhone, iPad, and Mac).

Why would you ever want to advertise to anyone else?

No internet = no Google.