Live data from Hacker News

Google pays Apple $18B to $20B a year to keep its search in iPhone

theregister.com

1–10 of 28 posts

Re: Google pays Apple $18B to $20B a year to keep its search in iPhone

#4
post #2

These numbers seem too high. That's like 10% of Google's annual revenue.

Then that means they either make more than that amount from searches made on iOS, or they consider that amount as the cost of doing business to keep their search engine as the default on iOS, and they'd lose more money if they didn't.

Re: Google pays Apple $18B to $20B a year to keep its search in iPhone

#6
post #5

Does this mean Apple is a major ad-tech player involved in buying and selling their own customer data (through partner comany but that does not matter much does it)?

It’s trivial to change default search provider, not sure why Apple wouldn’t take the money. It’s still up to the user.

Re: Google pays Apple $18B to $20B a year to keep its search in iPhone

#9
post #6
post #5

Does this mean Apple is a major ad-tech player involved in buying and selling their own customer data (through partner comany but that does not matter much does it)?

It’s trivial to change default search provider, not sure why Apple wouldn’t take the money. It’s still up to the user.

Defaults are powerful, most people don't notice or care
Post reply on HN