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minus-square lowleveldata ( @lowleveldata@programming.dev ) linkfedilinkEnglish40•10 months agoBut they won’t. Why would they?
minus-square CubitOom ( @CubitOom@infosec.pub ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•10 months agoBecause they can say they will, possibly sell slightly more than they predicted. And then in 2 years say that they cannot support it anymore anyway.
minus-square limerod ( @limerod@reddthat.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoGoogle makes money from providing service and advertising. It has more to gain from supported devices than without.
minus-square Avid Amoeba ( @avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoBecause they don’t have a monopolistic position in this market yet.
But they won’t. Why would they?
Because they can say they will, possibly sell slightly more than they predicted. And then in 2 years say that they cannot support it anymore anyway.
Google makes money from providing service and advertising. It has more to gain from supported devices than without.
Because they don’t have a monopolistic position in this market yet.