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Profits, look at Apple. They're not even close to selling the most phones, but they're making the most money from the smartphone market. When you have one of tw
by bastardoperator 4y ago
Profits, look at Apple. They're not even close to selling the most phones, but they're making the most money from the smartphone market. When you have one of two choices and the second choice is much less profitable, from a business perspective, you're losing.
- thehappypm 4y agoMaybe, maybe not. Android is still a major, major feeder to other Google projects.
- bastardoperator 4y agoIt's not a maybe, Apple continues to be the leader in the space when it comes to profits despite shipping 87% less units. "Apple has been the biggest profit and revenue generator in the handset business. In Q2 2021, it captured 75% of the overall handset market operating profit and 40% of the revenue despite contributing a relatively moderate 13% to global handset shipments."
- thehappypm 4y agoI dont dispute the profitability, but I do think Android is a major contributor to Google’s bottom line and shouldn’t be discounted as worthless.