A shocking amount of people -don't care-.We should all understand just how much we (our data) is worth and stand up for retaining that data and or get paid for it.
All hail mighty business. Only unfettered private profits matter. I want to be a slave to oligarchs.Some of these antitrust disputes are getting out of hand. Antibusiness
I think most people I know would say “just search it”.There’s a reason for the saying…
“Just Google it”
“Just Bing/DuckDuckGo it”…
Said no one EVER…
I would assume that the very vast majority of iPhone users don’t change the search engine. I would even speculate that the majority don’t know you can, and aren’t familiar with the alternatives.Honestly I never think about the search engine. I moved away from google a long time ago and with every new iPhone it just gets the search engine setting from the previous iPhone.
So is this deal mostly to get new iPhone owners to use google?
When something needs searching my family never asks me anymore " Hey can you- don't bother he uses that weird search engine".Switching off of Google is the first thing I do on a new device.
I use DDG, and it works fine for me 99% of the time. I can understand how for some users Google might be more comprehensive though. My search needs are usually very simple.I have Bing, Ecosia, and DuckDuckGo set as the default search engines on different devices. My gawd do they suck compared to Google. I try to use them, but wind up going to Google for any serious search. I really don’t want to use Google because I don’t like their anti-privacy business model. But their competition just isn’t competitive. If Google is considered a monopoly, it isn‘t their fault.
This practice needs to stop, or be stopped, immediately.
Honestly I never think about the search engine. I moved away from google a long time ago and with every new iPhone it just gets the search engine setting from the previous iPhone.
So is this deal mostly to get new iPhone owners to use google?
Considering Alphabet has gross product margins > 50% as primarily a services company, they sure are. Google's search revenue in Q1 2024 was reported to be $46 billion. Let's just conservatively say total yearly is $160 billion from searches, they have to be getting a significant portion of that revenue from people using Apple devices to pay about 12% of their overall search revenue to Apple.The return on investment for Google, is exponentially greater.
But Safari (which they are paying for it to be the default search) by design blocks google trackers. iCloud if you subscribe hides your IP.The story behind this is very complicated. It isn't that simple despite the narrative being low hanging fruit.The deal is that Google pays Apple so they can track you. Apple values privacy above all else except money.
There’s a reason for the saying…
“Just Google it”
“Just Bing/DuckDuckGo it”…
Said no one EVER…
What, Google paying Apple $20 billion per year for this? If it stops, Apple's fiscal team would gladly raise prices to make up the lost revenue. $20 billion is about 25% of Apple's yearly services revenue. The money from Google is an extremely high margin income so it's strongly possible Apple would raise services prices 25 - 30% to cover the lost revenue. Or, Apple could raise prices about 5% across the board ($20 billion s about 5% of Apple's yearly revenue) to make up for the lost revenue; the reality of raising prices isn't that simple so it's likely prices would rise more -- 7 to 10%. Maybe that's worth it to you.This practice needs to stop, or be stopped, immediately.
lol, haven’t used Google for at least five years.![]()
all data though?We should all understand just how much we (our data) is worth and stand up for retaining that data and or get paid for it.