- Most consumers use Google’s browser and search engine
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks out amid ongoing investigation
- Billion-dollar deal puts Google, Apple’s default options under criticism
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella claims Google Make more money with Windows operating system More than Microsoft itself has done.
In a recent video interview with BG2Pod, Nadella hinted at Windows’ openness and support for interoperability, pointing to rival AI tools like Google’s Gemini, Open artificial intelligenceof Chat GPT and Anthropic’s Claude, both available on operating systems.
In other words, Windows users will not be restricted from using Microsoft’s Copilot suite.
Google can thank Windows for bringing in some revenue
However, Google does not make money by selling Microsoft operating systems. Instead, its popularity of the platform and many computers helped the company gain multiple revenue streams.
The company’s control of the search market and associated ad traffic means that most Windows users give back to Google in one way or another.
it is Chrome alloybrowsers account for two-thirds of desktops (66%) Browser Sessions across all platforms (via Statistics counter). take away hunting tripWith a market share of 9% and taking away some Mac devices, Chrome’s dominance is even more obvious.
Even if users choose to use different browsers, Google remains the most popular for searches, accounting for 85% of all instances. Microsoft’s Bing Only accounts for 3% of the market share. Separate research from Cloudflare’s annual review report suggestion Google’s market share is close to 88%.
The timeliness of Nadella’s comments cannot be ignored as his company faces ongoing regulatory scrutiny over anti-competitive business practices. Even Google has stabbing companytrying to unwind its deal with ChatGPT maker OpenAI, which has received billions of dollars in support from Redmond.
However, Google is not immune to similar accusations and has itself been linked to apple Being Safari’s default search engine hasn’t gone unnoticed by regulators. In 2021 alone, it reportedly paid Apple $26 billion to maintain that position (via Windows Center).