Eddy Cue at the 2014 Code Conference (Source: Re/code)
Apple executive Eddy Cue is expected to testify in court that the company has no plan to make an “Apple Search” engine, because its deal with Google is the best for users.
As previously reported, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services, Eddy Cue, is scheduled to testify as a witness in the US vs Google antitrust trial. Ahead of his appearance, CNBC says that he is expected to defend Apple’s deal with Google.
Specifically, Cue is expected to tell the federal court that Apple will not create a rival search engine, despite multiple previous rumors, going back some years. Sources familiar with his expected testimony say that Apple doesn’t believe there is a reason to create an ‘Apple Search,” because Google already exists.
Eddy Cue negotiated the deal between Google and Apple. While details are not public, CNBC says it is estimated that Google will pay up to $19 billion this year, in order to stay as the default search engine on iPhones.
