Apple to Testify It Sees No Need to Deploy Google Search Alternative on iPhones
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Apple Inc.'s services chief, set to testify in Washington Tuesday, plans to defend the lucrative deal that made Google's search engine the default option on the iPhone, saying it was the best choice for consumers.Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of services and the architect of the agreement, is taking the stand at a Department of Justice trial against Google, which the government says used its dominance in search to hinder competition. Cue plans to say he has always believed that Google makes the best search engine — and that's why Apple uses it as the go-to option across its major devices — according to a person familiar with his expected testimony. Google pays Apple billions of dollars for this prominent position on products like the iPhone, making the agreement of part...