Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took the stand in the USA vs Google trial and made it clear that if Bing was the default search engine on iOS instead of Google, "it would be a game changer" and that "defaults are the only thing that matter" when it comes to changing user behaviour and that Google's claims that its easy to switch your default browser "bogus". Microsoft did try to beat Google's offer (it's not like Microsoft is low on cash), but Apple was "afraid of what Google would do if it lost default status" - like retaliating with its very popular Gmail and YouTube apps for iOS - which is what Satya reckons keeps Apple and Google working together just as much as the piles of money Google sends to Apple every year. Oh, and Microsoft tried to sell Bing to Apple.
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