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Re:Apple files emergency motion to become defendant in Googl... by voxic11 on Friday January 31, 2025 @01:03PM (#42889946)
They have the google deal specifically because they don't want to be in the search engine business.

> In a declaration filed with the U.S. District Court in Washington, Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue said creating a search engine would require diverting significant capital and employees, while recent AI developments make such an investment "economically risky."

https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/zgvoalybovd/... declaration.pdf

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Re:Apple files emergency motion to become defendant in Googl... by jkestner on Friday January 31, 2025 @01:18PM (#42890090)
Yeah, it would divert the $20 billion in capital that Goole currently pays Apple to not be in the search engine business.
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