Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome
by echoangle on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @12:02PM
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In what way is Safari profitable? How is that even measured? Has any consumer in the last 10 years ever specifically paid for safari? Or do you mean the payments by google to be the default search engine?
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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome
by LgWoodenBadger on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @12:15PM
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If Safari didn't exist, Google wouldn't be paying Apple ~$20-Billion a year to default Safari's search to Google
Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome
by echoangle on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @12:19PM
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Why not though? Apple could still install Firefox and set Bing as the default search engine. Or even just Chrome, without selecting google. They don’t get the money for making a browser but configuring their browser in a specific way. That would work with any browser.
Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome
by lukas099 on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @01:28PM
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Can Apple force Mozilla to make Google the default browser in Firefox?
Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome
by echoangle on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @04:18PM
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No? But why does it matter? They can include Firefox in their OS and set the default search engine to anything they want.
The point was that developing Safari isn't what makes apple the money, it's setting Google as the default search engine of the default browser. So if Apple would stop maintaining safari tomorrow and would switch to preinstalling Firefox, they would still get the Google money (for setting Google as the default search engine of their Firefox installation). So Safari isn't profitable for Apple, as was claimed before.