According to Apple's top executive, developing a search engine would cost the company 'billions of dollars' and 'take many years.'

Apple Inc. has asked to participate in an upcoming antitrust trial that will focus on Google LLC’s practices in the search market. Reuters reported the request today, citing a court document filed on Monday.

Apple has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year for making Google the default search engine on its Safari browser.

It would be very expensive; The recent and growing injection of AI into search has made the business more uncertain than ever; Apple doesn't want to sell targeted advertising, as

Apple senior VP of services Eddy Cue says Apple will not create a search engine to compete with Google as it “would cost billions of dollars and take many years,” as recorded in a motion to intervene filed with the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday.

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Apple has asked to participate in Google’s upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, reports Reuters. The tech giant says it can’t rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send