1. Google to pay Apple 1 billion to be the default search engine for iOS
2/12/2013 11:23:16 AM
Google to pay Apple 1 billion to be the default search engine for iOS
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Google to pay Apple 1 billion to be the default search engine for iOS


Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Richard Harris Richard Harris

How much does it cost when you want all iOS users to use your search engine by default? 1 billion dollars says Google, the search engine giant who is set to pay Apple for the exclusive rights in 2014. To put that into perspective they paid only $82 million in 2009. Some analyst say the number will continue to grow as the device base grows too.




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