During the antitrust case filed against Google, it was learned that Apple derives 36% of Google’s revenue from search ads in the Safari browser. This was reported by Bloomberg.
This information was accidentally disclosed by Professor Kevin Murphy of the University of Chicago, who served as a witness in Google’s defense. Google’s lead attorney, John Schmidtlein, “visibly grimaced” when Murphy revealed the figure, which was supposed to remain confidential, according to the agency.
In 2002, these American companies signed an agreement under which Google’s search engine would be installed by default in Safari, Apple’s proprietary browser. Bloomberg states that this agreement is one of the most important agreements for Google because it provides access to iPhone users.
The Justice Department said the deal was evidence that Google was abusing its dominant position in the search engine and advertising markets.
The trial on the Justice Department’s claim began in early November and is expected to last about two and a half months. This is one of the largest antitrust cases in the history of the IT industry.
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