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"Apple will reportedly receive 20 billion USD for having Google as the default search engine." Now there's some easy money. Receiving 20 billion for doing abso

by fleddr 4y ago

"Apple will reportedly receive 20 billion USD for having Google as the default search engine." Now there's some easy money. Receiving 20 billion for doing absolutely nothing. To literally keeps things as-is. No product moved, no labor performed, no service provided. Just leave it. And we wire you 20 billion USD. Simply buying the market in the open, without a care in the world. The things we let companies get away with. Astounding.

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CharlesW 4y ago
> Simply buying the market in the open… This is slightly hyperbolic. Google is buying a default¹. It can be changed. https://appletoolbox.com/change-default-search-engine-iphone-browser/ https://appletoolbox.com/change-default-search-engine-iphone...
- cma 4y ago
  Choose from their payola based list of preferences. You can't chose any search engine like on other platforms.
  - CharlesW 4y ago
    > You can't chose any search engine like on other platforms With Safari, yes, but Firefox for iOS (for example) allows you to add arbitrary search engines. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-search-engine-firefox-ios https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-sea...
  - SllX 4y ago
    Or just install and use xSearch: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xsearch-for-safari/id1579902068 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xsearch-for-safari/id157990206...
coryfklein 4y ago
> No product moved, no labor performed, no service provided. That's a bit of a myopic view. Apple has invested billions in building a platform and user base, and that is what Google is buying.
- uni_rule 4y ago
  If apple made a homegrown search engine it would be a genuine threat to Google because their diehard userbase would switch to it immediately. Besides that they also pay Firefox for the same. They are clearly just splashing cash to avoid having any sort of competition threaten them.
- fleddr 4y ago
  Yes, that's what I said: buying users.

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CharlesW 4y ago

> Simply buying the market in the open… This is slightly hyperbolic. Google is buying a default¹. It can be changed. https://appletoolbox.com/change-default-search-engine-iphone-browser/ https://appletoolbox.com/change-default-search-engine-iphone...

cma 4y ago
Choose from their payola based list of preferences. You can't chose any search engine like on other platforms.
- CharlesW 4y ago
  > You can't chose any search engine like on other platforms With Safari, yes, but Firefox for iOS (for example) allows you to add arbitrary search engines. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-search-engine-firefox-ios https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-sea...
- SllX 4y ago
  Or just install and use xSearch: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xsearch-for-safari/id1579902068 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xsearch-for-safari/id157990206...

coryfklein 4y ago

> No product moved, no labor performed, no service provided. That's a bit of a myopic view. Apple has invested billions in building a platform and user base, and that is what Google is buying.

uni_rule 4y ago
If apple made a homegrown search engine it would be a genuine threat to Google because their diehard userbase would switch to it immediately. Besides that they also pay Firefox for the same. They are clearly just splashing cash to avoid having any sort of competition threaten them.
fleddr 4y ago
Yes, that's what I said: buying users.