What Brit watchdog redacted: Google gives Apple cut of Chrome iOS search revenue
But back to Chrome. In its final, public[PDF] of the mobile ecosystem, the CMA coyly describes various allegedly competition-quelling revenue sharing arrangements between Apple and Google.
But the agency chose to omit the identity of the second product for which Apple is being paid. We're told the excised word is"Chrome."Under these agreements, Apple receives a significant share of revenue from Google Search traffic on Safari and [x] on iOS devices. Google’s estimated payments to Apple for search default status on Safari were substantially more than those made to its next largest partner, Samsung.
What's more, Chrome fits in section 5.119 better than any other iOS apps or services that incorporate Google Search. The passage specifically cites competition between browsers: One attempt to explain the arrangement can be found in an antitrust lawsuit filed on December 27, 2021, and subsequently[PDF] on March 29, 2022. The complaint, filed by the Alioto Law Firm in San Francisco, claims Apple has been paid for the profits it would have made if it had competed with Google, without the cost and challenge of doing so.
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