Android vs. iOS is currently one of the biggest rivalries in the tech world, but it seems that the search engine giant wanted to make sure they will be one step forward Apple, no matter the price. According to Bloomberg, back in 2014, Google gave the Cupertino-based company $1 billion, in order for the Google search bar to be kept on iPhones.
It was Oracle who revealed the agreement between the two tech giants
This was revealed by a transcript of court proceedings from Oracle’s copyright lawsuit against Google, states the same source.
The two companies reached an agreement which gives Apple a percentage of the Google’s revenue generated through iPhones, said one of Oracle’s attorneys, during a hearing in federal court, from January 14.
Of course, this isn’t the first time when the arrangement is mentioned, as rumors about it have circulated for year, but nobody has publicly disclosed it. Spokespersons from both Apple and Google declined to comment on the information disclosed in court.
Tim Cook is far from being a Google fan
According to the agreement, Google has to maintain people using the search tool on mobile devices, while Apple has numerous financial benefits from advertising. What’s interesting is that Tim Cook is well known for criticizing Google’s advertising-based business model, calling it an intrusion of privacy, and now, he actually allowing it to be used on his company’s smartphones.
“The specific financial terms of Google’s agreement with Apple are highly sensitive to both Google and Apple,” Google said in a filing from January 20. “Both Apple and Google have always treated this information as extremely confidential.”
Still, despite this whole ‘scandal’, we’re absolutely convinced that no iPhone user has ever compliant about using Google search on their device, since it’s by far one of the best services offered by the Mountain View company.
