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Apple Snoozed, so Now It Might Lose Google as Its Default Search Engine (and $22 Billion a Year) | Apple could be out $20 billion because of a court's decision.
Apple could be out $20 billion because of a court's decision.
Apple’s feet-dragging is related to an upcoming hearing for the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google, which resulted in a federal court ruling the company illegally maintained a monopoly over internet search. Why spend resources on developing one’s own search engine when you could focus on building your walled garden and cashing billion-dollar checks from one of your biggest competitors? Most people don’t ever change their default browser, so taking that spot basically guarantees most search traffic from Apple devices will go through Google’s platform.
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