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As long as you don’t count the $25 billion that Apple gets from Google.

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I was wondering why Apple bought an identity clone patent that would wreck targeted ads and never used it. Maybe it’s a $25 billion insurance policy.

Are you suggesting that is what is keeping Apple afloat?

No. But guess how much their stock would drop if one quarter they lost 20% of their profit?

No doubt.

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I was wondering why Apple bought an identity clone patent that would wreck targeted ads and never used it. Maybe it’s a $25 billion insurance policy.

Are you suggesting that is what is keeping Apple afloat?

No. But guess how much their stock would drop if one quarter they lost 20% of their profit?

No doubt.

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