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Well, I think that they currently aren't doing so, at least based on a track record of articles like this one: http://www.asymco.com/2011/11/09/mobile-games-the-denouement...



The fact that Apple makes a lot more profits than Android manufacturers is nearly of no consequence for Google. Microsoft managed just fine as Gateway and others crashed and burned.


Microsoft sells Windows licenses for money. Google gives Android away and hopes to generate ad revenue from people searching on those devices. Not a very apt comparison.




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