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minus-square lowleveldata ( @lowleveldata@programming.dev ) linkfedilinkEnglish40•1 year agoBut they won’t. Why would they?
minus-square CubitOom ( @CubitOom@infosec.pub ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year 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•1 year 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•1 year 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.