"Apple's Rejection of Bing Deal Over Quality Concerns Revealed by Google"

Apple rejected Microsoft's Bing search engine as the default in its Safari browser due to poor search results, lack of local language coverage, and unsuccessful attempts to improve the search engine. This rejection was revealed in a filing from Google in its antitrust case against the US government. The filing also highlights Apple's testing of Google and Bing, ultimately choosing Google due to superior results and monetization opportunities. Google's defense argues that it invested heavily to make its search service excellent, while rivals failed to match it, positioning Google as an innovator rather than a monopolist.