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Microsoft Almost Sold Bing To Apple Back In 2018, But Google's Court Documents Reveal Why Deal Didn't Go Through
Monday, February 26, 2024 - 7:41am | 627Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google has formally revealed in a recent court document that Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) had proposed to sell its search engine, Bing, to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) back in 2018. What Happened: The disclosure came to light in a document unsealed on Friday, as...
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Tim Sweeney's Credibility Trumps Sundar Pichai's, According To Juror In Google-Epic Games Trial
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - 4:53am | 934One of the factors that went against Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google in the Epic Games trial was credibility. What Happened: One of the jurors in the Google-Epic Games trial found the latter's CEO, Tim Sweeney, more credible than Google CEO Sundar Pichai. "A #GooglePlay juror...
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Google's $147M Bid To Secure Fortnite's Debut On Play Store Uncovered In Antitrust Trial
Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 7:23am | 584The ongoing Google antitrust lawsuit has revealed that the Android maker offered a whopping $147 million deal to Epic Games to secure the debut of Fortnite on the Play Store. This move aimed to prevent the potential loss of substantial in-app purchase fees via Fortnite's in-game V-Bucks. What...
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Apple's Hush-Hush Bonanza Search Engine Deal With Google Has Jumped $10B In Just 3 Years, According To This Analyst
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - 5:35am | 764Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) maintains a lesser-known revenue stream that consistently yields multi-billion-dollar returns each year. Over the past three years, this source has experienced a notable increase, according to analyst Toni Sacconaghi, Jr. from Bernstein. What Happened: Per Sacconaghi’...
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Was Reportedly Worried About The Search Engine And Apple's Deal Having Bad 'Optics'
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 10:10pm | 806Emails from Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai, predating his appointment as the company’s chief executive officer, have unveiled his concerns about the bad ‘optics’ of Google’s deal with Apple Inc. (...
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says Whomever Apple Chooses As Default Search Engine Option 'They King-Make'
Monday, October 2, 2023 - 10:05pm | 745Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella has testified that Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) selection of its default search engine holds significant influence during his testimony at Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google antitrust...