Apple considered switching to DuckDuckGo from Google for Safari - Bloomberg News

In 2018, Apple held talks with DuckDuckGo to replace Google as the default search engine in private browsing mode, but ended up rejecting the idea. This information was shared...

Apple considered ditching Google for DuckDuckGo in Safari’s private mode

Enlarge / Apple AI executive and former Google search lead John Giannandrea. (credit: Steve Jennings / TechCrunch / Flickr) In iOS 17, Apple recently made it easier to use alternatives to Google search in private browsing mode—but the company considered going even further by making DuckDuckGo, which is marketed as a more private alternative, the default choice in that context. As reported by Bloomberg's Leah Nylen, the information came to ligh…

DuckDuckGo CEO testified that Apple was 'really serious' about replacing Google as default for private browsing

Apple's contract with Google to be the default search engine on its Safari browser "was often the elephant in the room," said DuckDuck Go CEO Gabriel Weinberg.

Apple wanted to replace Google with DuckDuckGo as default option but...

A redacted transcript unsealed late on Wednesday showed DuckDuckGo had struck a deal with Apple in 2014 to be shown as an option on Apple devices.

Apple Considered Making DuckDuckGo Default Search Engine in Safari...

Back in 2018, Apple held talks with DuckDuckGo to replace Google as the default search engine in private browsing mode, but ultimately rejected the idea...

Apple mulled replacing Google with DuckDuckGo as default search engine in private mode: Unsealed transcripts

The DOJ alleges Google has struck deals with Apple that have hindered other search engines from posing serious competition.