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From: "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Safari - Google search deal expires soon.  New default for Safari ...
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 06:31:29 +1100
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"Michelle Steiner" <michelle@michelle.org> wrote in message 
news:030220150958367701%michelle@michelle.org...
> In article <030220150932518483%nospam@nospam.invalid>, nospam
> <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
>> > > But Google is *not* Apple's main competitor. In fact, there are very 
>> > > few
>> > > areas in which Apple and Google compete. Let's see.. free email 
>> > > services
>> > > (free from both) and free contact/calendar/etc syncing (free from 
>> > > both).
>> > >
>> > > Where do they compete?
>> >
>> > In the mobile OS arena.
>>
>> actually they don't.
>>
>> google gives away android (and licenses it to some manufacturers).
>> apple doesn't give away ios
>>
>> google makes the majority of its revenue from advertising.
>> apple makes the majority of its revenue from iphone sales.
>
> Android is one of Google's ways to increase its advertising revenues.

Android isnt just about increasing advertising revenues, its
just another area that google has choose to get involved in.

So is Glass.

> Therefore, it is in competition with iOS.

There is no therefore involved.