Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "David B." Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Apple is paying Google $1bn to upgrade Siri with... Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2025 21:50:02 +0000 Lines: 38 Message-ID: References: <10eikr3$2vir$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <10ej377$1br4$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <10ej46u$1duod$1@dont-email.me> Reply-To: boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 30Txjssy1PrKxhGUc8dm7A2Sq0Dm0Cth67bqaGkjidvwZXCDc1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:rFrViURjEyEBdagNeia2Fj7MdJU= sha256:j3tdSfzCZm3yX7pmoaph4asBTNdBLmg383OkvHLsor4= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: <10ej46u$1duod$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com misc.phone.mobile.iphone:198254 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:139012 comp.sys.mac.system:145847 On 06/11/2025 21:33, Alan wrote: > On 2025-11-06 13:16, Marion wrote: >> David B. wrote: >>>>    "This represents Apple's desperation to enter the AI race, >>>> especially >>>>     with its inability to build a model comparable to Google's Gemini." >>> >>> >>> *EXCELLENT*! >> >> This deal marks a significant shift for Apple, which has historically >> emphasized building its own technology. > > False. > > Apple has historically emphasized using the best technology they could > find. > > So ADB rather than serial for keyboards and mice. > > SCSI rather than parallel for external devices. > > NuBus rather than ISA for expansion cards. > > Etc. > >> >> Annual cost: Apple will pay Google roughly $1 billion per year for access >> to Gemini. > > So chump change for a company with annual revenues of more than $200 > billion. Apple (AAPL) is best known for its iPhone. But what will come next? According to Morgan Stanley, humanoid robotics. In a research report, the investment bank claims that Apple’s nascent robotics work could eventually be worth upward of $133 billion per year or more.