Apple looks down on ads but takes billions from Google: opinion


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 02 Oct 2018

People queue before the opening of the new Apple Store Liberty, the first Italian flagship store of Apple in Milan, on July 26, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Piero CRUCIATTI

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Investors have been obsessed with what Apple calls its “services” segment – a grab bag that includes the company’s cut of iPhone app sales; the AppleCare warranty programme for devices; and subscriptions for Internet add-ons including Apple Music, iCloud digital file storage and perhaps soon a Netflix-like online video service and news subscriptions.

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