$19bn. We all knew about Google paying Apple to stay on the iPhone. That's $3bn.[1]
There's the old deal with Mozilla to be the default search engine in Firefox, but that's over. But there must be a lot of other deals to add up to $19 billion.
That Google has to pay to be on the front of Android handsets is surprising. Isn't that enforced by the bundling agreement Google requires to use the Google-proprietary parts of Android? That's how Microsoft forces their stuff onto PCs; they don't pay PC vendors.
The non-Google Android phone business is pretty dead outside China.
That Google has to pay to be on the front of Android handsets is surprising. Isn't that enforced by the bundling agreement Google requires to use the Google-proprietary parts of Android? That's how Microsoft forces their stuff onto PCs; they don't pay PC vendors.
The non-Google Android phone business is pretty dead outside China.
[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/14/google-paying-apple-3-billio...