Google Pays Billions to Make Apple the Default Search Engine

Google and Apple , which are among the most important companies in the world , are actually known for their competition. Companies that have the biggest rivalries with iOS and Android operating systems support each other on some issues. Of course, this support can sometimes cause controversy.

Google Pays $ 1.5 Billion in 2019

The Safari app that comes with Apple devices has been using Google for some time as its default search engine. Of course, Google paid Apple $ 10 Billion in 2018 for this transaction . In this agreement, which was renewed in 2019, Google only paid $ 1.5 billion to provide this service in the UK .

Of course, these payments attracted the attention of the UK Competition and Markets Authority . The reason for the controversy arises from these payments made by Google. According to allegations, Google prevents the search engines such as Bing, Yahoo and DuckDuckGo from competing with these payments.

In a way , Google , which reigns in Safari by paying money , is already the default search engine in Google Chrome. Of course, the default of the most used browsers in the market, Google outperforms other search engines it competes with.