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Anyone spot the line item where they pay Apple the billions for default placement on iOS?
by gigatexal 6y ago
Anyone spot the line item where they pay Apple the billions for default placement on iOS?
- gundmc 6y agoI'm not sure if you're just trying to stir the pot, but it's included as TAC (traffic acquisition costs) and has clearly been reported every quarter for years.
- totalZero 6y agoPretty sure it's just an attempt to stir the pot. The user made a similar comment on the submission for Apple's earnings. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24936191 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24936191
- vaccinator 6y agoNobody answered the first time
- gigatexal 6y agoNot trying to stir the pot just not so great at reading financial statements. Seriously not trolling here I was merely trying to verify the news headlines in the financials
- donor20 6y agoThe news is making a big deal about "secret" traffic aquisition costs - but the financials have covered these costs in a lot of detail over time - so it's not really new news. All the other players do / have done the same thing. Bing is probably paying Duck Duck Go? Yahoo may have paid mozilla for firefox traffic etc.