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0 pointsIncreasePosts2y ago0 comments

Yes - all $20B isn't pure profit. It must take 25% of an engineers time to maintain the search box in safari. So lets say it is only $19,999,899,999 in profits.

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sureIy2y ago

Your math is off. They have to pay the engineers whether it’s towards Google or Microsoft. Those $20B are pure profit

IncreasePostsOP2y ago

No, if they deleted the search box and didn't need to maintain it, there would be no engineer required to maintain it.

sureIy2y ago

Makes zero sense. No search box will ever be dropped. If it’s not Google it’s Microsoft or Apple.

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sureIy2y ago

Your math is off. They have to pay the engineers whether it’s towards Google or Microsoft. Those $20B are pure profit

IncreasePostsOP2y ago

No, if they deleted the search box and didn't need to maintain it, there would be no engineer required to maintain it.

sureIy2y ago

Makes zero sense. No search box will ever be dropped. If it’s not Google it’s Microsoft or Apple.

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