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Re:Google to pay Apple $15B to remain default Safari search ... by julienfr112 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @07:12AM (#28313293)
There are getting 15B to NOT boostrap their search engine. If they bootstrap their own engine, they loose 15B on top of having to pay to build this own engine.
Re:Google to pay Apple $15B to remain default Safari search ... by tnzm on Thursday August 26, 2021 @07:19AM (#28313351)
Exactly. Plenty of risks involved - they could just fail like Microsoft did, or if they pull it off it could seriously upset the balance in the ecosystem. Better reach a mutually beneficial agreement with everyone's "favorite" search company instead. Coopetition lol