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Google has been concerned about Apple's potential expansion into internet search technology and has taken steps to prevent it, according to court documents. The documents reveal that Google paid Apple $18 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine on iOS. Google has also been working on ways to undermine Apple's search efforts, including producing its own version of Spotlight for iPhones and promoting the use of Google's Chrome web browser over Safari. The revelations provide insight into the complex relationship between the two tech giants, who are competitors in consumer gadgets and software but have been partners in Google's mobile ads business for over a decade.
Google, $GOOGL, reportedly pays $18 billion a year to be Apple’s, $AAPL, default search engine, per the Verge.
Google has worried for years that Apple would one day expand its internet search technology, and has been working on ways to prevent that from happening. https://t.co/dQmezbnQ34
Google reportedly pays $18 billion a year to be Apple’s default search engine https://t.co/IKvZZriX1a
Google’s anti-Apple plan provides insight into the company’s complex relationship with Apple, a competitor in consumer gadgets and software that has been an instrumental partner in Google’s mobile ads business for more than a decade. https://t.co/W7p7U1QsUF
Google has worried for years that Apple would one day expand its internet search technology, and has been working on ways to prevent that from happening. https://t.co/nVb3bHpIbA
Google is beginning its defense against a federal lawsuit accusing it of illegally thwarting competition for its ubiquitous search engine. https://t.co/yD06XDGJ8Q
Inside Google's plan to stop Apple from getting serious about Search Google looked for ways to undercut Spotlight by producing its own version for iPhones and to persuade more iPhone users to use Google's Chrome web browser instead of Safari. https://t.co/3x6AXbjo4G
Google has worried for years that Apple would one day expand its internet search technology, and has been working on ways to prevent that from happening. https://t.co/KoHZwOxmpT
Google reportedly pays $18 billion a year to be Apple’s default search engine https://t.co/sOHEETRwMW
Internal Google documents detail plans to contain Apple's search ambitions after Spotlight's 2021 update; sources say Google paid Apple $18B for search in 2021 (@nicoagrant / New York Times) https://t.co/aBQRdoi0on 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/EmPxRpVC6t
Google has worried for years that Apple would one day expand its internet search technology, and has been working on ways to prevent that from happening. https://t.co/5Hs0MyP6hp
Google did what it could to stifle Apple's search efforts, show court documents https://t.co/Qh2fCT8FG5 #Apple
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Court filings show that Google feared losing revenue to an Apple-made rival, and made limits on that a part of the company's deal to stay on iOS. By @WGallagher https://t.co/5Y7pzGRXd4