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So that's why Google wants you to use Chrome on your iPhone so badly (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So that's why Google wants you to use Chrome on your iPhone so badly::Sundar Pichai's Google pays Tim Cook's Apple a whopping 36% of search revenue it gets when people use Safari — ouch.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I don't get it. Chrome is not installed on any apple device and I can freely switch my search to DuckDuckGo and never have to use any google stuff ever in my life.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

People are used to google as a search engine and depending on their search habits, it can still produce the best results. And for a while, Chrome was the best mainstream browser. People are used to that, too.

And, most importantly, most people don’t really care. They use what they have. That’s the only reason bing is still a thing. And also the reason Google pays billions to Apple just so they’re the standard search engine. For a little while, Siri‘s standard search was bing. But now, Google just pays better, I guess.

I personally use Safari on Apple devices and Firefox on everything else and DuckDuckGo on all of them but that’s not the best solution for everyone and be it only because it takes some amount of effort.