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Apple's Eddy Cue Explains Why Google is iPhone's Default Search Engine
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Actually, ALL companies and businesses believe profits and margins to survive and grow. If they do not believe these, no businesses anywhere, no products and services, and we do not have anything for living unless we need to get anything we need ourselves, hunting in woods and planting for food, get water from rivers, building houses by ourselves etc.
These people make me regret buying Apple products. "We make Google be the default search engine because we've always thought it was the best," added Cue. "We pick the best one and let users easily change it."
In exchange for a dump truck full of money.
In exchange for a dump truck full of money.
because if google didnt apple would go into the space themselves and that would be the end of google.
To get away from Google, I used to use DuckDuckGo, but I kept having to go back to Google to find what I needed. Since last year, however, I've used Kagi - and it's amazing.
To me, paying to have premium search with no ads is a no-brainer. For instance I love how you can rank up or down different sites. They also have interesting ideas surrounding "the small web".
I highly recommend everyone give it a shot! Especially if you're tired of ads and monopolies. (The extension works flawlessly, so you can set it as default on iOS/iPadOS as well.)
To me, paying to have premium search with no ads is a no-brainer. For instance I love how you can rank up or down different sites. They also have interesting ideas surrounding "the small web".
I highly recommend everyone give it a shot! Especially if you're tired of ads and monopolies. (The extension works flawlessly, so you can set it as default on iOS/iPadOS as well.)
It's what 90% of people will choose to use anyway, so why not get paid for it?
I have to agree with most here.
So he says they pick Google as it's the best.
Well that's fair enough.
So by that logic, Google should stop paying Apple, and of course Apple will still go with "the best"
Or without a payment would Apple then pick an alternative that's not the best for their users.
As has already been said, it's statement like this from those at Apple make me dislike them, and it's a shame as they don't have to come out with such lies.
So he says they pick Google as it's the best.
Well that's fair enough.
So by that logic, Google should stop paying Apple, and of course Apple will still go with "the best"
Or without a payment would Apple then pick an alternative that's not the best for their users.
As has already been said, it's statement like this from those at Apple make me dislike them, and it's a shame as they don't have to come out with such lies.
I tried to make Duck Duck Go my default, but keep returning to Google. 
anyone noticed how poor Google’s results actually are these days ?
- Automated answers which are either wrong , not relevant, or out of context.
-Impossible to narrow down more complex searches as it seems to simplify your search no matter what.
-Don’t trust it’s algorithm as it prioritises sponsored content massively.
Especially searching for illness related materials. Lots of junk info out there.
It’s fast , but I find it of limited value.
The future is AI (smarter results) and the ability to interact with it to refine.
- Automated answers which are either wrong , not relevant, or out of context.
-Impossible to narrow down more complex searches as it seems to simplify your search no matter what.
-Don’t trust it’s algorithm as it prioritises sponsored content massively.
Especially searching for illness related materials. Lots of junk info out there.
It’s fast , but I find it of limited value.
The future is AI (smarter results) and the ability to interact with it to refine.
I use DuckDuckGo exclusively. It works fine. Google works fine too. Once in a while I spot check by doing a Google search, just as fine as the DDG search I just did. However, DDG appears to be less invasive both on a privacy stance, and on a not bugging me on the screen stance. Google just wants in my business on its own search page and every website I want to anonymously visit. I cannot wait until Firefox's Facebook Container can do the same for Google. Maybe I just need to figure out how to use Firefox Multi-Account Containers...
Regarding this thing with Apple. Yes they get paid, so that part is a no brainer. However, if you point any novice to anything other than google for search they will think something is wrong. I'm the annoying guy trying to get everyone around me to use DDG, but they are fine with google.
I like that Apple give me the choice, and that sticks with my icloud backup when setting up a new phone. However, there should be a choice to fill in whatever search engine I want as well. Browsers should even have the option for no search engine if I so chose.
Still, has anyone here looked at the settings in Microsoft Edge? I just found like 10 new settings defaulted to on to "help me to personalize purchases" etc. etc. In Windows you CANNOT escape Bing without registry hacks. That OS I'm forced to use for work is an abomination.
Regarding this thing with Apple. Yes they get paid, so that part is a no brainer. However, if you point any novice to anything other than google for search they will think something is wrong. I'm the annoying guy trying to get everyone around me to use DDG, but they are fine with google.
I like that Apple give me the choice, and that sticks with my icloud backup when setting up a new phone. However, there should be a choice to fill in whatever search engine I want as well. Browsers should even have the option for no search engine if I so chose.
Still, has anyone here looked at the settings in Microsoft Edge? I just found like 10 new settings defaulted to on to "help me to personalize purchases" etc. etc. In Windows you CANNOT escape Bing without registry hacks. That OS I'm forced to use for work is an abomination.
much ado about nothing.
just change browsers if you don't like it.
just change browsers if you don't like it.
As someone who uses Google search and doesn't want to have to sign in, I was always relieved, but surprised to find that this was still possible on Safari. Apparently I have Apple to thank for that privilege. Interesting.
Nearly every Google search I've done in the last 3 years has had "Reddit" at the end of it. When Reddit search engine?
Not a good alternative? That isn’t an accurate statement and amounts to verbal diarrhea from Cue. How about not having a default and let us pick? It’s all about the money Google is giving.
What a lie, it’s a duopoly partnership on purpose, a.k.a cartel, there is no need to make Google the default browser search engine except for duopoly partnership purposes, simply as that.
Let the user choose on the first startup, and add a customizable search URL were users can pass the search variable to any search engine they prefer.
Let the user choose on the first startup, and add a customizable search URL were users can pass the search variable to any search engine they prefer.
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Exactly this.
Blackmail - er, business negotiation. More than 50% of search traffic comes from IOS devices - Apple had them buy the balls with idle threats because ain't no one gonna Bing.
You either have:
1. no default and let the user choose - most of whom will choose Google anyway.
2. have a default (Google), and allow the user to change it.
#2 pays you billions of dollars and also happens to be the most popular search engine that users want anyway.
1. no default and let the user choose - most of whom will choose Google anyway.
2. have a default (Google), and allow the user to change it.
#2 pays you billions of dollars and also happens to be the most popular search engine that users want anyway.
The word "best" is doing a lot of heavy lifting, mind.
Google's results may technically be the best, but that doesn't mean they're good.
Search is broken.
Google's results may technically be the best, but that doesn't mean they're good.
Search is broken.
First you have to define the term data.
Yes, Apple does not sell the users owned data to google, but that way Apple „sells“ indirectly user statistics, preferences to Google, which helps Google to optimize their ad business, and attract more customers to their ad business. And with Apples browser engine dictation on iOS, and Google as the default search engine, it’s a duopoly with the sole purpose to anticompetitively control the mobile web browser and search engine market. That way newcomer search engines and browsers have zero chances to compete with Apple and Google, and thus the circle closes.
Duopoly/Cartel
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