Google Refutes Apple's Claims of Search Traffic Decline
(Wednesday May 07, 2025 @11:15PM (msmash)
from the how-about-that dept.)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/08/0314235/google-refutes-apples-claims-of-search-traffic-decline
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Google has pushed back against Apple executive Eddy Cue's testimony that Safari searches [1]declined last month , asserting it continues " [2]to see overall query growth in Search " with "an increase in total queries coming from Apple's devices and platforms."
The statement comes as Apple's Senior VP revealed under oath that the company is "actively looking at" revamping Safari to focus on AI-powered search engines, potentially threatening the estimated $20 billion-a-year deal making Google the default search provider on Apple devices.
Cue testified that AI search providers including OpenAI, Perplexity, and Anthropic will "eventually replace standard search engines." Google, in its response, pointed to ongoing enhancements to its search product, noting users are "accessing it for new things and in new ways, whether from browsers or the Google app, using their voice or Google Lens."
[1] https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/05/07/1645257/apple-working-to-move-to-ai-search-in-browser-amid-google-fallout
[2] https://blog.google/products/search/statement-press-reports-about-search-traffic/
The statement comes as Apple's Senior VP revealed under oath that the company is "actively looking at" revamping Safari to focus on AI-powered search engines, potentially threatening the estimated $20 billion-a-year deal making Google the default search provider on Apple devices.
Cue testified that AI search providers including OpenAI, Perplexity, and Anthropic will "eventually replace standard search engines." Google, in its response, pointed to ongoing enhancements to its search product, noting users are "accessing it for new things and in new ways, whether from browsers or the Google app, using their voice or Google Lens."
[1] https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/05/07/1645257/apple-working-to-move-to-ai-search-in-browser-amid-google-fallout
[2] https://blog.google/products/search/statement-press-reports-about-search-traffic/
Poll please (Score:2)
I personally use google search a whole lot less now in favour of my preferred LLM.
This is one of these headlines that makes me wish we had an in comment section poll pinned to the top of it rather than just reading opinions and trying to weigh the sentiment.