Well, I didn't have this on my bingo card for the end of 2024! With all the recent news about Google being on the ropes after being found guilty of holding an illegal search monopoly, Apple has come out swinging in defense of Google.

Apple wants to join the antitrust case against Google, and it has explained why it doesn't want to create its own rival search engine.

Apple Inc. has asked to participate in an upcoming antitrust trial that will focus on Google LLC’s practices in the search market. Reuters reported the request today, citing a court document filed on Monday.

Apple has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year for making Google the default search engine on its Safari browser.

In a declaration filed on Monday, Apple's senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, asserted that Apple has no interest in creating its own search engine and would prefer to continue to use Google.

Apple is seeking to defend its deal with Google, which provides revenue sharing through Search. This comes after the DOJ threatened to break up Google's business after a court found that it holds an illegal monopoly.

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