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Ubisoft's revenues are ~$2B. Google's is $130B+. Google already pays Apple $10B+ annually just to be the default search engine on iOS/macOS. You really think th
by danso 8y ago
Ubisoft's revenues are ~$2B. Google's is $130B+. Google already pays Apple $10B+ annually just to be the default search engine on iOS/macOS. You really think there's no room for negotiation here?
- orbifold 8y agoClose to 10% of their revenue? That is insane...
- danso 8y agoSource: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-pay-apple-12-billion-155007747.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-pay-apple-12-billion-1... Apparently it's a Goldman Sachs estimate. The last time that number was explicitly listed (in court filings) was $1B in 2014. The more apt metric would be what YouTube pays for original content, though I've only seen estimates/projections (a "few hundred million"): https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/23/youtube-red-original-programming-investment/ https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/23/youtube-red-original-pro...
- sidcool 8y agoSomeone might say Apple is using its muscle to get that insane kind of money from Google. It's almost like ransom.