Google spent $26.3 billion in 2021 to keep its search engine as the default option on various internet browsers and paid Apple alone between $18-20 billion for Safari, aiming to stifle competition from iPhone and Macmaker, according to CEO Sundar Pichai.
Internal documents revealed during the trial show that Apple had privacy concerns about Google Search and described Android as 'a massive tracking device,' indicating tensions despite financial deals to maintain Google as the default search engine.
Microsoft disclosed its inability to compete with Google, attributing it to Google's search engine being the default on most Android and Apple smartphones, dominating the market and hindering competition.
Google's defense revolves around the belief in its superior search engine quality, claiming that its dominance is a result of being the best option, and the deals made are part of normal business operations, encouraging user choice.
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