Apple’s exclusive business deal with Alphabet

Apple’s exclusive business deal with Alphabet could be at risk as the US Department of Justice mulls potential sanctions against the Google parent. The Department of Justice is “considering behavioral and structural remedies” that would prevent Google from using products like its web browser, app store or operating system to advantage its search business over its competitors, according to a federal court filing. Apple has been receiving billions of dollars annually from Google as part of the arrangement. In its 2024 fiscal year, the Cupertino-based tech titan is seen raking in $25 billion from the deal. They noted that the expected size of the agreement equates to 6.3% of Apple’s group-wide revenue or, because it comes at no cost to the company, a fifth of its pretax profit. Do you think that Google and Apple should collaborate and stop competing ?