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Samsung has done this before, and Google has multiple times made various offers and incentives intended to "encourage" Samsung not to. Because a huge portion of
by ocdtrekkie 4y ago
Samsung has done this before, and Google has multiple times made various offers and incentives intended to "encourage" Samsung not to. Because a huge portion of the Android monopoly will leave Google Search when this happens. Stuff like OEMs getting a cut of Play Store revenue are mechanics done to avoid this.
There's a pretty good chance Samsung is just negotiating for better terms, kinda like carriage disputes for TV networks.
- tazjin 4y agoYeah, for Google this is existential, for Microsoft it's not. Google will go a lot further than Microsoft will to keep Samsung on their side.
- rippercushions 4y agoFor comparison, Google pays Apple an estimated $15 billion a year to be the default engine on Safari. https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/25/analysts-google-to-pay-apple-15-billion-to-remain-default-safari-search-engine-in-2021/ https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/25/analysts-google-to-pay-apple-...
- ocdtrekkie 4y agoIndeed. Though for Android OEMs, "paying" for Google's app suite is considered part of the equation. It's less of an incentive for Samsung though since they have their own replacements for most Google apps ready to go.