Investing.com — Apple (NASDAQ:) has expressed interest in participating in Google's (NASDAQ:) upcoming U.S. antitrust trial involving online search, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
The tech giant has indicated it cannot rely on Google to protect revenue-sharing contracts that earn Apple billions of dollars annually, according to reports.
These contracts are based on Apple's decision to make Google the primary search engine on its Safari browser.
Apple's legal team confirmed Monday that the company does not intend to create its own search engine to compete with Google, regardless of whether these payments persist.
In 2022, Apple's deal with Google was expected to generate an estimated $20 billion in revenue.
Apple is eager to present witnesses to testify in the trial scheduled for April, according to reports.
The report also added that prosecutors in the case are expected to argue that Google must implement several changes, including selling its Chrome web browser and possibly its Android operating system, to restore competition in the online search industry.
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