Обзор Google says it pays Android brands and Apple (?) to fight iOS

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Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority

• A Google employee testified that the firm’s revenue-sharing deals are meant to help OEMs against iOS.
• Google also pays Apple as part of these deals, though.
• This defense is nevertheless at odds with charges that Google pays OEMs and Apple for search exclusivity.

Google has long come under fire for its revenue-sharing agreements with smartphone brands, with charges that these deals limit competition from rival services. Now, a Google employee has argued that these agreements are actually meant to help Android phones fight iOS.