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They paid for a phone advertised to include this service, so, in a way, yes, they did.
by dividedbyzero 5y ago
They paid for a phone advertised to include this service, so, in a way, yes, they did.
- whoknowswhat11 5y agoI'm afraid you don't understand the flow of money here at all. Google or others pay to be the default app for maps / search etc on things like iPhone. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/google-apple-search-deal-doj-antitrust-suit-2020-10%3Famp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/google-...
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- dividedbyzero 5y agoYes, I'm aware of that, but that's search on iOS, nothing to do with Google Maps, which I'd say is a much much much smaller problem on iOS compared to Android, and getting more and more irrelevant as Apple Maps gets better. There's is a very large number of Android phones though, many of which at least historically have been advertised to include these Google services. Hence the "in a way" – whether or not there is money flowing into Google Maps directly or indirectly from that purchase, buyers of such phones pay for a device with that service. If that service isn't there, I can return it in most jurisdictions. I'm sure a large part of such users would have the expectation of not being producticized by that service on a phone they paid for, and I doubt anyone cares how exactly Google shuffles money around to make that happen.
- whoknowswhat11 5y agoAlmost no services are guaranteed on the phone you buy. They can and do change. And if a service does remain free - then you are the product.