2016-01-22 18:20
Technology
Alex Lowe

Back in 2014, Google paid Apple $1 billion to be the default search on iPhone

Back in 2014, Google paid Apple $1 billion to be the default search on iPhone

Just today the news has broke that back in 2014 Google actually paid Apple $1 billion to simply be the default search engine on the iPhone, as well as the iPad. This deal was obviously kept very secret until now but the news came from court transcripts which were aquried by Bloomberg.

The question is, if Google hadn’t of paid Apple that money what would be the default search engine on iOS, most likely Bing as Apple and Microsoft seem to be hitting it off recently. Both Apple and Google aren’t too pleased with the court files being leaked out to the public, but according to Bloomberg the transcripts “vanished without a trace” yesterday. Witnesses also said that Google is also giving Apple 34% of the revenue made from Apple devices.

Alex Lowe

Back in 2014, Google paid Apple $1 billion to be the default search on iPhone

Alex Lowe is the owner and editor of the interface and started the website in 2013. He publishes the majority of the content on the website, hosts the three podcasts and the runs the YouTube channels. Alex has a professional background in computer networking, FWA and WiFi.

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