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Google CEO Sundar Pichai expressed concerns about the optics of Google's deal with Apple years before he became CEO, according to emails revealed during the ongoing US v. Google antitrust trial. The deal in question involved Google being the pre-selected search option on Apple's Safari browser. Pichai warned that the deal could have negative optics, suggesting that it may not look good to regulators. The trial has highlighted the significance of this search deal, with Apple potentially facing significant consequences if Google loses the antitrust case. Pichai's early concerns about the deal's optics have now come to light, shedding further light on the relationship between Google and Apple.
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US v. Google: in 2007, Sundar Pichai raised concerns over the bad "optics" of Google's deal with Apple to make Google the pre-selected search option on Safari (@leah_nylen / Bloomberg) https://t.co/9YXUCu5ruM 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/OZJINsbtts
Google’s Sundar Pichai raised concerns years before he became CEO that its deal with Apple had bad “optics” https://t.co/oXPE3bKYAs
Google’s Sundar Pichai raised concerns years before he became CEO that its deal with Apple had bad “optics” https://t.co/nEDqjciMa2