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Comment by solarexplorer | Hacker News Reader

Well, Apple makes most money with hardware. Unlike Google who makes most money with ads. So at least in theory Apple can more easily invest in privacy.

EDIT: Check their last quarter's results, Apple makes only 6% of their revenue with online services: https://www.apple.com/pr/pdf/q1fy15datasum.pdf

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There was a reddit post where OP works for a third party company that Apple send Siri voice to. People complained that users didn't read the EULA or whatever. Anyway OP said it was very specific too and crazy. So it doesn't sound like Apple being the champion of privacy.

This is the thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/2wzmmr/everythin...

Apple is using third parties to help make Siri better not to make money.

And let's be clear we don't know the contract between Apple and these companies. Given Apple's track record it should have numerous privacy conditions.

>Given Apple's track record

Well Apple collaborate with the NSA, so that immediately disqualifies them from giving the slightest shit about privacy.

What's the alternative for any company? Leaving the US?

Challenge the law, like Microsoft does.

The government sets the rules, companies just play the game. Changing the laws an tax rules are the most direct way to influence the behaviour of businesses.

I think they actually get most of their revenue from the App store and iTunes--and in neither of those cases is privacy good for business.

> Huberty said that Apple's online services are underappreciated by investors because they accounted for less than 6 percent of the company's revenue over the last 12 months.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/05/28/apples-app-store-r...

Ah, interesting.

Revenue is a useless metric when comparing across markets. Hardware and software are different. What are the profit margins?

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