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Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida, on the newest of 2 developments

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has finally taken the stand in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century.

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  1. In antitrust trial, Google exec testifies young users see the tech giant as out of style

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Newest

    Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices

    Headline from NBC 6 South Florida ·

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24 articles, oldest first.

  1. Insider

    Google reportedly paid Apple a whopping $18 billion in one year to keep its search engine the default on iPhones (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Google pays a pretty penny to feature its search engine. It paid $26.3 billion on such deals in 2021, paying around $18 billion to Apple alone.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    In antitrust trial, Google exec testifies young users see the tech giant as out of style (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Prosecutors presented evidence that Google secured its dominance in search by paying Apple and other companies to lock in Google as the default search engine on iPhones and other products.

  3. Engadget

    Google paid $26 billion in 2021 for default search engine status (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    A Google executive testified on Friday that the company paid $26.3 billion to other companies to acquire traffic, including default search engine status. A significant portion of that likely went to Apple.

  4. NBC 6 South Florida

    Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Google CEO Sundar Pichai has finally taken the stand in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century.

  5. Wall Street Journal

    Google CEO Testifies About Search Dominance in U.S. Antitrust Case (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Chief Executive Sundar Pichai took the stand as the trial entered its eighth week, a pivotal moment in a case that could result in major changes to the company’s search engine.

  6. Courthouse News Service

    In landmark antitrust trial, Google CEO testifies company ‘fiercely competes’ with Apple (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Sundar Pichai, Google CEO since 2015, rejected the characterization of his company as a monopoly strong-arming fellow tech companies into making Google the default search engine on phones and browsers.

  7. CNN

    Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies in Google antitrust trial (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stand Monday to defend the search giant in the largest tech antitrust trial since the Microsoft case of the 1990s, marking a climactic moment in the US government’s weeks-long effort to prove that Google has illegally monopolized the online search market.

  8. Green Field Reporter

    Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Testifying in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company’s practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices, saying the intent was to make the user experience “seamle…

  9. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai testifies in U.S. antitrust trial to defend Google's search business (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    It was the first opportunity for the government’s attorneys to press Google’s top executive in open court on actions to secure its search dominance.

  10. Forbes

    Google CEO Defends Deals Making Google The Default Search Engine (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Sundar Pichai—testifying during Google’s antitrust trial—said deals with Apple and others were meant to make the user experience “seamless and easy.”

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices

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