In the ever-evolving tech landscape, the dynamic between industry giants Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google has been a mix of fierce competition and strategic collaboration.
Over the years, their interactions have encompassed intense rivalry, epitomized by Steve Jobs' famous "thermonuclear war" threat over Google's foray into smartphones and enthusiastic cooperation.
Since 2005, Google has paid Apple substantial sums to secure its position as the default search engine on Apple's Safari web browser. A trove of internal communications has surfaced as part of the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust case against Google, Bloomberg