A Microsoft executive complained that when it came to the search-engine wars with Alphabet subsidiary Google, the company’s Bing was never more than a bargaining chip to Apple. Bloomberg News: ‎ Microsoft has been trying for years to displace Google as the default search engine for iPhones, but Apple never seriously considered switching to Bing, Mikhail Parakhin, the head of Microsoft’s advertising and web services, said during the US government’s antitrust trial against Google in Washington. “Apple is making more money on Bing existing than Bing does,” the Microsoft executive said. Parakhin, who joined Microsoft in 2019 from Russian search engine Yandex NV, said Microsoft met with Apple as recently as 2021 to discuss a potential switch to Bing, but…

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com on Tuesday, and asked the court to consider forcing the online retailer to sell assets to restore competition in the online marketplace. Reuters: The FTC said that Amazon restricts retailers on its marketplace from discounting, which stifled competition, and forced sellers to use its ‘fulfillment service,’ a reference to its nationwide network of delivery vans and warehouses, which some critics say should be hived off from Amazon’s web business. The lawsuit had been expected after years of complaints that Amazon.com and other tech giants abused their dominance of search, social media and online retailing to become gate keepers on the most lucrative aspects of the internet. The lawsuit,…

Google pays Apple tens of billions of dollars annually to be Safari’s default search engine because iPhone (and Mac and iPad) users are demographically desirable (to any company that like to make profits) versus non-iPhone users. Apple’s Safari icon Eva Dou And Trisha Thadani for The Washington Post: Lucrative, closed-door dealings between two of the world’s most powerful tech companies are under scrutiny at the Google antitrust trial in Washington, as senior Apple executives prepare to take the stand. The pair of tech giants have been tight-lipped about the estimated $19 billion that Google pays Apple per year to ensure its search engine remains the default on iPhones and other Apple devices — a deal that spans 18 years. Both…

Google pays Apple tens of billions of dollars annually to be Safari’s default search engine because iPhone (and Mac and iPad) users are demographically desirable (to any company that like to make profits) versus non-iPhone users. Apple’s Safari icon Eva Dou And Trisha Thadani for The Washington Post: Lucrative, closed-door dealings between two of the world’s most powerful tech companies are under scrutiny at the Google antitrust trial in Washington, as senior Apple executives prepare to take the stand. The pair of tech giants have been tight-lipped about the estimated $19 billion that Google pays Apple per year to ensure its search engine remains the default on iPhones and other Apple devices — a deal that spans 18 years. Both…

Two of Apple’s highest-ranking executives, services head Eddy Cue and artificial intelligence chief John Giannandrea, will testify in the U.S. Department of Justice’s trial against Alphabet subsidiary Google. DOJ antitrust lawsuit targets Google’s multibillion-dollar default search pact with Apple Mark Gurman and Leah Nylen for Bloomberg News: Giannandrea has the distinction of being a former Google executive, and sat opposite Cue when the companies negotiated their search agreement — an accord that’s now under scrutiny in the trial. Cue, meanwhile, is a Steve Jobs disciple and consummate dealmaker. The two executives’ testimony, expected in the coming days, will help show whether Google’s search dominance has ultimately hindered competition and limited options for consumers. [I]n 2010… Apple and Google began renegotiating…

Two of Apple’s highest-ranking executives, services head Eddy Cue and artificial intelligence chief John Giannandrea, will testify in the U.S. Department of Justice’s trial against Alphabet subsidiary Google. DOJ antitrust lawsuit targets Google’s multibillion-dollar default search pact with Apple Mark Gurman and Leah Nylen for Bloomberg News: Giannandrea has the distinction of being a former Google executive, and sat opposite Cue when the companies negotiated their search agreement — an accord that’s now under scrutiny in the trial. Cue, meanwhile, is a Steve Jobs disciple and consummate dealmaker. The two executives’ testimony, expected in the coming days, will help show whether Google’s search dominance has ultimately hindered competition and limited options for consumers. [I]n 2010… Apple and Google began renegotiating…