"Google doesn't do this out of generosity. It makes money from its apps in various ways, through advertising, subscription revenue, fees for extra storage, customer loyalty or by using anonymized data for research and product improvement. But it also means you don't need to buy a Google Pixel or another Android device to take advantage of most Google apps. For example, almost every iPhone user I know has downloaded Google Maps, even if they also use Apple Maps, but Android users can't access Apple Maps."
"When I got my new iPhone, one of the first things I did was sync Apple Photos to Google Photos. Any picture I take is automatically copied to Google Photos so I can view or edit it on my PC. Even if you don't care about syncing with a computer, Google Photos is still worth having on an iPhone. It offers extra editing tools such as Magic Eraser, which easily removes objects, people or flaws from a photo."
Google provides most of its apps for iPhone and Mac while Apple generally restricts apps to Apple devices. Google monetizes apps through advertising, subscriptions, additional storage fees, customer loyalty, and anonymized data used for research and product improvement. Cross-platform availability eliminates the need to buy Android hardware to use Google services; many iPhone users install Google Maps. Google apps sync across devices, exemplified by Google Calendar and Google Photos. Google Photos copies pictures to the cloud for PC access and offers advanced editing tools such as Magic Eraser and the AI-driven "Help me edit," which can outperform similar Apple features.
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