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Not making Google the default search engine would not lead to an antitrust suit. Even if Apple were a monopoly, setting some other search engine to the default
by dwighttk 8y ago
Not making Google the default search engine would not lead to an antitrust suit. Even if Apple were a monopoly, setting some other search engine to the default wouldn't be a problem.
GP seems to be overstating what Apple is selling, which is just the default internet search function, not the private data that is stored on the phone. Sure, I'd love it if Apple went with a different search engine as the default, and Google is most definitely getting access to information through that partnership when Apple's customers search on Google, but it is not from Apple giving Google access to anything on the phone that you'd assume was being kept from them.
- yoz-y 8y agoHad Apple had a monopoly I can imagine that iOS would have to be a bit different though. At least in Europe it's quite possible that the default search engine would have to become a "first run option" in a similar fashion to the browser selection in Windows.