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In Europe Androids have had user decided default browser/search engine selection in the out of box set up for years. Google still wins massively because users k
by ion1c 3y ago
In Europe Androids have had user decided default browser/search engine selection in the out of box set up for years. Google still wins massively because users know it is simply a superior product.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y agoPart of the antitrust issue is that Apple never developed their own search engine because of these payments. Google paid Apple to not compete. I doubt that the same number of people willingly choose Google, otherwise they wouldn't be paying so much money to be the default. That's a lot of money to throw away.
- amadeuspagel 3y agoThere would be no choice without that deal either, Apple would simply sell its users to the next highest bidder.
- matthewdgreen 3y agoOr Apple would develop a search engine instead, which is exactly what they did with Maps.
- creato 3y agoHow is this different from any typical outsourcing arrangement other than the size? Outsourcing arrangements many different motivations, it’s not just money. Otherwise, basically any outsourcing arrangement can be said to be “throwing away money” for one party.
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- aaomidi 3y agoRight, which is also arguably why we’ve seen competition from other search engines.