US v. Google: a judge bars Google from paying to be the exclusive search engine on devices and browsers but allows it to make payments for product distribution (Wall Street Journal)

US v. Google: a judge bars Google from paying to be the exclusive search engine on devices and browsers but allows it to make payments for product distribution (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal : US v. Google: a judge bars Google from paying to be the exclusive search engine on devices and browsers but allows it to make payments for product distribution —  Court-imposed limits aim to restore competition in search marketplace  —  A federal judge on Tuesday barred Alphabet's Google …

Google must stop exclusive contracts with companies like Apple but keeps Chrome

Google must stop exclusive contracts with companies like Apple but keeps Chrome

A federal ruling from Judge Mehta says Google can keep Android and Chrome, but it must share search data and cannot pay for exclusivity any longer — including the Apple deal. Google must end search deal with Apple Google pays Apple a lot of money to be the default search engine on iPhone , in the range of $20 billion , but that's coming to an end . The deal has been lucrative for Apple and has been a part of its incredible services growth, but there's no telling how Apple will respond to the news. According to a report from CNBC , Google must stop paying for exclusivity rights. However, it can still pay for preloading products like Gmail or Search. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums