Google’s antitrust case ruling leaves Apple deal untouched

Google’s antitrust case ruling leaves Apple deal untouched

A federal ruling from Judge Mehta says Google can keep Android, Chrome, and its Apple search deal, but it must share search data with competitors.

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Google must end search deal with Apple

Google pays Apple a lot of money to be the default search engine on iPhone, in the range of $20 billion. That is set to continue in spite of an antitrust case.

According to a report from CNBC, Google can continue paying Apple for placement as the default search engine. It does affect exclusivity agreements, which must end.

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