A Google employee testified that the firm’s revenue-sharing deals are meant to help OEMs against iOS.
Google also pays Apple as part of these deals, though.
This defense is nevertheless at odds with charges that Google pays OEMs and Apple for search exclusivity.
Google has long come under fire for its revenue-sharing agreements with smartphone brands, with charges that these deals limit competition from rival services. Now, a Google employee has argued that these agreements are actually meant to help Android phones fight iOS.
