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Google Reportedly Pays Apple $8-12 Billion Per Year to be Default iOS Search Engine
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The worry is people wouldn’t chose and Apple would get a deal from someone else for default.
Sure a lot might switch to google but my dad, my grandma? Not a chance.
Not possibly: definitely. Apple facilitate this by providing your demographic information to apps. Any iOS app that wants it.
Most people seem to be ok with that, but I personally turn off the iOS setting that allows my demographic to be distributed in this way. Settings | Privacy | Apple Advertising. Read the accompanying text below that setting.
Well why an earth would Apple release their own search Engine?
- They would lose a quarter of their profits
- and since they “truly” don't believe in monetising privacy and data why would need a search engine, unless of course this has never really been true...see 1. above.
Maybe...but then ask yourself the question, why does Google think searching on iOS devices is worth $12B....we know at least one reason why Apple accepts it
This is correct. Google don’t spend all this money acquiring data (e.g. $12B to Apple) to then pass it up to other companies. With that data, they have the ability to target (like a laser) advertising making it far more valuable and attractive to their clients.
Obviously a lot more. Simple economics. Google wouldn’t bother paying that much money if it doesn’t show great RoI.
I've switched my default search to duckduckgo on mobile and desktop.
And I'm glad it doesn't give the same search results as Google. It gives better results.
And on the desktop, duckduckgo uses Apple maps as its default.
And I'm glad it doesn't give the same search results as Google. It gives better results.
And on the desktop, duckduckgo uses Apple maps as its default.
And the first thing that is changed after installation is.... 5...4...3...2...1...0
The default search engine. I think I actually Google for search once or twice a year. Now... if the numpties that design sites could get their head out of Google's backside we could all boycott google but we can't completely. Take that stupid Captur system. I have to allow google[dot]com just because some designers are stupid enough to think that it stops the bots. Who runs more bots than anyone? The answer is G****e.
nuff said.
The default search engine. I think I actually Google for search once or twice a year. Now... if the numpties that design sites could get their head out of Google's backside we could all boycott google but we can't completely. Take that stupid Captur system. I have to allow google[dot]com just because some designers are stupid enough to think that it stops the bots. Who runs more bots than anyone? The answer is G****e.
nuff said.
One Word. WOW.
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think of all the sick people with no health insurance and Cancer or COVID that can be healed with THAT money.
I have Cancer now. Leukemia and I have health Insurance. cant get treatment . gonna buy cannabis oil with high THC to kill Cancer in my blood along with my RAW VEGAN DIET
Steve Jobs died of Cancer
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think of all the sick people with no health insurance and Cancer or COVID that can be healed with THAT money.
I have Cancer now. Leukemia and I have health Insurance. cant get treatment . gonna buy cannabis oil with high THC to kill Cancer in my blood along with my RAW VEGAN DIET
Steve Jobs died of Cancer
I don’t think so. Most people don’t care which maps app they use. They open the default one, enter an address and often don’t even know whether it’s the one from google or apple.
Please edit the “5,4,3,2,1” and “nuff said” parts. Embarrassing...
err...what has the value of a company have to do with what Google pays. The $10-12B represents about a quarter of Apples profit...25%
No default seems entirely feasible. Present a list or allow type-in choice.
There is, obviously, the problem of how search engines are chosen to be on the list...
I frequently find the differences are significant. Sometimes with Google I have to wade through dozens of hits to find what I am looking for whereas DuckDuckGo gets there within the first few.
In general, there is more crap in Google searches. But Google is often better at taking a poorly thought out search term and returning something sensible.
And, yes, DuckDuckGo does sometimes find things that would never appear on Google.
