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		fauigerzigerk on Jan 25, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oracle v. Google and the future of software develo... >When Oracle imposes a fee on phone sales of value F, the price and quantity-traded of phones adjust. I don't think this is necessarily true. Google and/or handset vendors could just eat the additional cost and keep prices the same for consumers.

scarface74 on Jan 25, 2019 [–]

Most Android manufacturers are already losing money.

fauigerzigerk on Jan 25, 2019 | [–]

But Google is making money on every Android phone.

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