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Google paid $26 billion in 2021 to become default search engine on browsers and phones (www.cnbc.com)

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Google paid $26 billion in 2021 to become default search engine on browsers and phones::The number is a more granular look into how much Google pays partners, including Apple, to be the default search engine on their products.

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[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

What a bunch of dumbasses. They were already the default on most everything, so they basically paid $26 billion for nothing.

[-] Cloudkid@lemmus.org 4 points 1 year ago

Google isn't paying that $26 B cause it want to, but because it knows Microsoft isn't going to pay that much.

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