{"id":49549,"date":"2025-01-31T19:52:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apfelpatient.de\/?p=49549"},"modified":"2025-01-31T19:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:52:06","slug":"apple-defends-the-search-engine-deal-with-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apfelpatient.de\/en\/news\/apple-verteidigt-den-suchmaschinendeal-mit-google","title":{"rendered":"Apple defends the search engine deal with Google"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple is increasingly caught up in the antitrust proceedings against Google. The company is actively committed to maintaining its agreements with Google, as these represent a significant source of income for Apple. The billion-dollar deal that sets Google as the default search engine in Apple's Safari browser is under scrutiny. The US Department of Justice sees this as an anti-competitive practice and wants to ban such contracts. Apple wants to defend itself against these measures, but the court has so far barred the company from directly participating in the proceedings.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple earns billions every year from its agreement with Google. In 2022 alone, the company received around $20 billion for Google remaining the default search engine on iPhones and Macs. If this income disappears, Apple will have to find new ways to close the resulting financial gaps. But that is not the only problem. If the US Department of Justice is successful, Apple could no longer enter into contracts with Google in the long term. The US government plans to ban such deals for at least a decade. In addition, the decision could mean that Apple no longer has any influence on the search engine market. Apple therefore wants to get involved in the proceedings to represent its interests. But the court currently sees no need for this. Apple has appealed inserted<\/a> and demands that the process be paused until a decision has been made regarding their own participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google's antitrust dispute and the consequences for Apple<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The US Department of Justice sued Google for anti-competitive behavior back in 2020. It argued that Google secures its monopoly position in the search engine market through exclusive agreements with Apple. After a long trial, Google was found guilty. A central point of the verdict concerns the agreement between Apple and Google. Google pays billions to remain the default search engine on Apple devices. According to the court, this practice prevents rival companies from having a real chance of gaining market share. The US government now wants to implement drastic measures. In addition to banning contracts between Apple and Google, there are considerations to force Google to sell its Chrome browser or to decouple Android from other services such as Google Search and the Play Store. These measures would significantly weaken Google's business model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Apple wants to interfere in the process<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Apple sees itself as directly affected, as a ban on the agreement with Google would result in financial and strategic disadvantages. The company has several reasons for intervening in the proceedings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n