Google paid Apple $1 billion in 2014 to remain the default iOS search option

[Wireless News]

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lm21i1UrT6AcZBlF8MrDXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/verge.vox.com/58a0d3293dc96faf988d81301c0fcc6d (http://news.yahoo.com/google-paid-apple-1-billion-075752447.html)Google paid Apple $1 billion in 2014 to keep its search function on iOS devices, Bloomberg reports, the result of an agreement the two companies have that gives Apple a percentage of the revenue Google earns through iPhones and iPads. Bloomberg cites a court transcript from the ongoing Oracle case against Google — the same case that-yesterday revealed how much money Google makes from Android — in which Oracle attorney Annette Hearst disclosed the figure during a hearing on January 14th.



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