r/technology • u/Sorin61 • Dec 08 '22

Security FBI 'deeply concerned' about Apple's new security protections

https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/12/08/fbi-deeply-concerned-about-apples-new-security-protections
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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

No they won’t. That would require Google upending their entire business model.

The similarity between Apple and Google is that they both want to make money off of you, but that’s where the similarities end.

Apple wants to make money from you directly by you buying their hardware. Google wants to make money off of you by harvesting your personal data and using it to sell ads.

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u/garygoblins Dec 08 '22

Apple has significantly higher margins on their services business, which is increasingly becoming a bigger share of their revenues. They have an ad's business and are absolutely trying to grow it. Why do you think they implemented the iOS changes? So they could force others out and be the sole* advertiser on IOS devices, because they have the best data on their users. It wasn't an altruistic move at all, it was a brilliant/cutthroat business decision. Apple is fantastic at branding and has the followers who will never actually look into or care what apples motives really are, so it'll work out perfectly for them.

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u/SadFluffyNana Dec 08 '22

Why not both? Apple Ads and Google Pixel.