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Social was able to achieve everything it was expected from it, most of the content on internet went behind walls unreachable by Google. Google missed out on th
by mrtksn 4y ago
Social was able to achieve everything it was expected from it, most of the content on internet went behind walls unreachable by Google. Google missed out on that but didn't lose it's ground much or its losses were compensated by their success in mobile.
The difference this time is, the new shiny thing goes directly into Google territory.
- scarface74 4y agoGoogle didn’t “succeed” in mobile financially. Android historical doesn’t bring that much of a profit in mobile compared to its popularity (that came out in the Oracle trial) and has to pay Apple close to $20 billion a year to be the default search engine on iOS devices. Google Play Services is not that much of a money maker and it sells about as many phones in a year as Apple sells in a couple of weeks
- twelve40 4y agoyeah but imagine if they didn't support Android, they would have been at complete mercy of apple! but currently Apple can't touch 70% of the phones, and it's an enormous financial incentive.
- scarface74 4y agoI’m not saying that it wasn’t a decent defensive move. But the 70% of people who are buying Androids aren’t statistically the most desirable customers with the highest income and Google is completely absent in mobile in the worlds largest market - China.