Google Invests Big to Secure Samsung Default Status

April 22, 2025, 6:20 am

Google has reportedly spent enormous sums to ensure its Gemini AI becomes the default on Samsung devices. This high-stakes maneuver reveals just how deep the tech giant is willing to go to maintain its grip on mobile dominance, even as critics wonder if it’s worth the extravagant price tag.


androidheadlines.com / Google testifies that it pays Samsung to install Gemini

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theverge.com / Google is paying Samsung an ‘enormous sum’ to preinstall Gemini

Testimony this week from Google’s antitrust trial shows that Google gives Samsung an “enormous sum of money” each month to preinstall the Gemini AI app on Samsung devices, reports Bloomberg. Now that Judge Amit Mehta has ruled Google’s search engine is an illegal monopoly, its lawyers are...

bgr.com / Google paid Samsung ‘enormous sums’ to put Gemini AI on the Galaxy S25

A court ruling in a landmark DOJ antitrust case against Google found the company operates a Google Search monopoly. That lawsuit confirmed reports that Google … The post Google paid Samsung ‘enormous sums’ to put Gemini AI on the Galaxy S25 appeared first on BGR.

androidheadlines.com / Google's Costly Strategy to Secure Default Status on Samsung Devices Revealed

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