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Apple gets on the order of $12 billion a year from Google to make Google Search the default search engine in iOS. All that money comes from ads. They care about
by pradn 6y ago
Apple gets on the order of $12 billion a year from Google to make Google Search the default search engine in iOS. All that money comes from ads. They care about privacy until it hits their pocketbook.
- Laarlf 6y agoIf I’m looking at HomeKit for example, this is not true. Also people would want google anyway. After all it’s still the most useful search engine for almost everyone. Apple is primarily still a device maker for people who want stuff to justwerk and people who have no interest in tech.
- snarf21 6y agoAnd they will probably have to stop doing so very soon.
- alwillis 6y agoApple gets on the order of $12 billion a year from Google to make Google Search the default search engine in iOS. All that money comes from ads. It's a lot of money, but it's pocket change for Apple in the scheme of things—$220 billion in hardware revenue and a $2 trillion market cap. Google needs to pay it far more than Apple needs the money. Google knows Apple customers are far more lucrative than Android customers.
- pradn 6y agoGoogle needs it more since Google makes > $12 billion on that traffic, but I can't imagine any company being willing to part with $12+ billion a year.
- thewebcount 6y agoThat's a rich sentiment considering the article is written by Mozilla who gets the some money for the same purpose!
- pradn 6y agoYes, that same hypocrisy applies to Mozilla. And it's been a total and unfortunate way to run a nonprofit - getting money from a direct competitor that wants to pay you as little as possible. The lower the browser market share, the worse their negotiating position got. I wish they had come up with an alternate revenue stream.