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		mberning on Feb 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Universal Summarizer I don’t know why. Most businesses work on projects that are not strictly related to the core product. Imagine how much cheaper your iPhone would be if you weren’t subsidizing apple car, augmented reality research, etc.

duckmysick on Feb 4, 2023 [–]

I imagine an iPhone wouldn't exist if its research wasn't subsidized with Macs or iPads earlier.

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