La dispute between Oracle and Google is revealing confidential information about these companies. It has already been revealed that Google pays Apple a billion dollar fee since 2014 to keep Google as the default search provider in Safari for iOS, as well as a revenue-sharing agreement in which Google gives a substantial portion of iPhone ad search revenue to Apple.
An Oracle attorney has also stated that Google has generated $ 22 billion in profit and $ 31 billion in revenue from Android since its launch. While any number in the billions is impressive, it pales in comparison to Apple's mobile platform speculation. As Quartz highlights, Apple generated more iPhone revenue in a single quarter, raising $ 32 billion in iPhone sales from July to September.
Obviously, there are some titles that explain the huge discrepancies. In particular, Google has no chance to sell its own hardware. Almost all Android revenue is derived from the Google Play Store on developer revenue share (like Apple, Google has a 70/30 split) or ads displayed on Google phones. The successful business of Apple hardware is better for giving higher margins, and with higher margins come higher profits.
Thus, while this figure is more symbolic than anything else, it is significant in demonstrating the Apple's success with the iPhone overall. Remember that Apple and Samsung are the only manufacturers that make money from smartphones. Everybody constantly loses money. The risks associated with the hardware business are often overlooked, but Apple is reaping the rewards of its success.
Even looking at the software sales figures, Apple is close to Google's numbers. Apple in the past announced that the App Store had raised $ 40 billion for developers. That means that of Apple generates at least $ 12 billion in revenue from the App Store.
And that makes the users of this platform proud that their brand earns so much and charges them more for their services and hardware !!! that feeling leave me this note
You have the typical Android thinking towards Apple users: that we apologize for a brand that systematically scams us.
Apple can stay on top, despite the competition, thanks to a continuous improvement of its products and this improvement is only possible to the income it generates. Apple users pay what we pay to maintain a brand that offers us what we want. I don't know what's wrong with that.
It is like saying that I am stupid because I continue to buy branded products in the supermarket instead of the private brands of Mercadona or Carrefourt ("which are the same and much cheaper", as they say). Whoever considers it to be the same, should buy it, but we should not detract from those of us who want higher quality products.
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