Microsoft repeatedly offered Bing to Apple as the default search engine for Safari, but Apple declined at least 6 times due to quality concerns. Google revealed Apple's rejection of the Bing deal over worries about search quality and advertising.
Apple rejected Bing over wrong Annie Lennox answer, Google antitrust defense reveals https://t.co/nbV6TBpn6n
Apple rejected Bing for wrong answers about @AnnieLennox After searching for Lennonx's first band, Bing only provided results for The Eurythmics, which was incorrect https://t.co/Z2W8U0ecww
Google: Apple rejected Microsoft Bing deal several times citing search quality issues (ICYMI) https://t.co/yBpcXgR62I
Microsoft Urged Apple to Either Make Bing Safari’s Default Search Engine or Purchase It #applenews https://t.co/TXRtmyphNa https://t.co/f4P85gJtzo
Apple declined to use Microsoft's Bing at least 6 times over quality issues https://t.co/uHRUvkqEhb https://t.co/L7FI4j0EMK
$GOOG "told the court that Microsoft $MSFT approached $AAPL in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2020 to make Bing the default option for its Safari browser.
Unsealed court doc shows why Apple rejected Microsoft’s offer to buy Bing https://t.co/W3ff6MKLPl
Google: Apple rejected Microsoft Bing deal over quality and advertising worries via @nicola_agius https://t.co/UZGPtu1oaz
“Microsoft offered to sell Bing to Apple when pitching default deal” Apple made a mistake. Article: https://t.co/Ut4c9HISFg