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Do you think they would be if they charged?

• brucephillips 9y ago
  It doesn't matter. They derive much value from their market dominance.
  • simonh 9y 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.
    • mcny 9y 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.
• rafiki6 9y 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-android-generates-31-billion-revenue-oracle-says-ijor8hvt https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-21/google-s-...
  • bduerst 9y ago
    The article you link to refers to advertising and play store revenue from users, not licensing revenue from manufacturers.