TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Google seems to be getting close with Apple devices, especially iPads and iPhones. The investment company Bernstein reported Apple device is estimated to account for 50% of Google's revenue from the mobile search engine sector.

In fact, as reported by the CNBC news page, Tuesday, August 15, 2017, the Silicon Valley giant is willing to pay US $ 3 billion for Google search to be the default search engine on the iPhone and iPad. The amount is equivalent to Rp 40 trillion.

"This is a symbiotic relationship of mutualism, and Google can contribute 5 percent of Apple's total operating income this year," said Bernstein analyst , A.M. Sacconaghi.

Even so, Sacconaghi predicts there will be a time when Google will stop working with Apple. Therefore, the company of Steve Jobs is expected to increase the payment each year.

Just for information, Google search became the main iPhone search engine since it was first launched. However, Apple removed YouTube and Google Maps from iOS after iOS 6 was launched.

Apple is now using Apple Maps for iPad and iPhone. Not so with search engines, which still use Google as the default setting. Users can change their search engine in the Safari menu.

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CNBC | AMRI MAHBUB