Even the so called secured apple ecosytem is planning its business in wraps using users data with google lol xD
nothing is trust worthy unless you develop your own stuffs xD
https://www.gizmochina.com/2024/05/03/google-ap...
The US Department of Justice’s (DoJ) ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Google has uncovered something quite interesting: a $20 billion payment made by Google to Apple in 2022. This hefty sum allegedly secured Google’s position as the default search engine on Apple’s Safari browser across iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
Google and Apple have previously chosen to keep this information under wraps
The revelation comes from a recently released court document. Interestingly, Google and Apple have historically kept the terms of this agreement under wraps, despite renegotiating it multiple times since 2002, when Google first became the default search engine on Apple devices.
The DoJ’s relentless pursuit of transparency has finally yielded results. A lawsuit filed last year indicated that Google’s payments to Apple constituted 36% of Apple’s total Safari revenue, hinting at a significant figure. Now, the exact amount – a staggering $20 billion – is confirmed.
This deal has drawn criticism from competitors like Microsoft. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella claims the agreement stifles competition for search engines like Bing. He even revealed that Microsoft previously attempted, unsuccessfully, to have Apple adopt Bing as the default.
Apple, however, defends its choice. In court testimony, Apple’s Eddy Cue expressed concerns about Bing’s ability to match Google in “quality and functionality.” According to Cue, Apple simply believes Google delivers the “best” search experience for its users.
The future of this agreement is now resting on the DoJ lawsuit. Closing arguments are set for later this week, with a final decision from the judge expected sometime in 2024. If Google loses the case, the deal with Apple could be nullified.
Even the so called secured apple ecosytem is planning its business in wraps using users data with google lol xD
nothing is trust worthy unless you develop your own stuffs xD
Thanks for Google doing it otherwise I would have to manually set Google search as default.
Actually i hardly search google these days:) bing is very good too:) try it for a change
dont want to give all data to No1 google search engine:P now my data wont be laundered too much , bing will use my data too but its not as much as google will
VU+ for the nice news post
Wasnt this known to all??
Trial thing is new but google paying apple for default browser is very much known
The amount was unknown
Apple in my top movers list 😅
Even the so called secured apple ecosytem is planning its business in wraps using users data with google lol xD
nothing is trust worthy unless you develop your own stuffs xD
Thanks for Google doing it otherwise I would have to manually set Google search as default.