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I'm curious how does the second hop work? are the third parties contracted by Apple to provide the service? What's in it for them?

• pram 5y ago
  I presume the answer is “money”
  • theonlybutlet 5y ago
    Yes but how?
    • pram 5y ago
      By paying them for the services utilized. You think Cloudflare and Akamai are doing it for free? Really?
      • theonlybutlet 5y ago
        No, I do not. You didn't read my original comment, I asked if apple selecting them and are they paying them.