Google pay Apple for Safari searches?

[ANTMUZ]

Just seen an article from the Guardian saying that Google pay Apple for searches performed through Safari. Is this true?

Article is here (but you may need to subscribe)

The relevant quote is:

Observers pointed out that the Windows version of Safari will probably also boost Apple's income from Google, paid for searches via the browser, already estimated at $25m (£12.5m) a year.

 

[Eraserhead]

That's how Firefox makes money , but $25 million is nothing to a company the size of Apple.

 

[mad jew]

...but $25 million is nothing to a company the size of Apple.

Very true, but with such low overheads involved with including the Safari search bar, it's effectively entirely profit for Apple.

 

[clevin]

hopefully in the near future, google will pay me for using their search!.

 

[ANTMUZ]

hopefully in the near future, google will pay me for using their search!.

Me too I must do a 100+ searches a day.