A Google witness accidentally revealed Apple’s share of the company’s revenue from the Safari search engine while testifying in court, Bloomberg writes. The companies previously asked not to make this information public.
Kevin Murphy, a professor at the University of Chicago, testified in Google’s defense that the Cupertino company derives 36% of its revenue from search engine advertising on Safari.
According to Bloomberg, Google lawyer John Schmidtelein “got really shaken” when the witness revealed information that should have remained confidential.
Both companies previously agreed not to reveal this information during the trial. Google’s statement indicates that publishing information about the deal jeopardizes the corporation’s position vis-à-vis its competitors and counterparties.
Google has been the default search engine in Safari since 2002. As Bloomberg points out, this is one of the biggest deals for Google.
At the same time, according to the US Department of Justice, this agreement indicates Google’s illegal preservation of its dominant position in the search engine and advertising market.
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Source: RB
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