Google says Microsoft offered to sell Bing to Apple in 2018, but search-quality issues got in the way
Publishing timestamp: 2024-02-24 20:30:22
Summary
In 2018, Microsoft offered to sell Bing search engine to Apple, but Google claims Apple rejected the offer multiple times due to quality issues. Legal battle over Google's search engine dominance and agreements with Apple and Android phone makers. Microsoft has spent almost $100 billion on Bing over 20 years. Apple considered developing its own search engine if it didn't receive payments from Google.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/24/google-says-microsoft-offered-to-sell-bing-to-apple-in-2018.html