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Apple has been aiming for 20% of their revenue to be services. Though really they are mostly tied to their hardware. Much like Microsoft hardware, Surface, whic
by skinnymuch 9y ago
Apple has been aiming for 20% of their revenue to be services. Though really they are mostly tied to their hardware. Much like Microsoft hardware, Surface, which is doing better than I was expecting, is there for their software like you state. And Google's successful ventures like Android and Chrome are there for keeping their data and advertising going.
- foobarchu 9y agoEven if they achieve that, they are still a hardware company, because those services are linked to the vendor lockin they've spent years cultivating. Nobody would use any of their services without the hardware, so they will always be a hardware company in the end.
- skinnymuch 9y agoYeah for sure.