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Apple getting cut of Baidu ad revenue

By Simon Sage, Thursday, Jun 14, 2012 a 11:50 am

Baidu, China's most prominent search engine, has an ad revenue sharing agreement in place with Apple, according to a recent phone interview. There aren't any details on exactly how much of a cut Apple is getting, but apparently it's similar to what Baidu has in place with Google for their Android handset. An analyst estimated that Baidu distributes less than 10% of mobile ad revenue with manufacturers.

Baidu rumored to be included as search engine option for Chinese iPhones

By Simon Sage, Thursday, Jun 7, 2012 a 4:15 pm

Baidu, China's most popular search engine, may be wriggling its way onto the iPhone soon, which corroborates with whispers we had heard late last month.

Apple rumored to be planning iOS support for Chinese search engine Baidu

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Mar 26, 2012 a 11:52 am

Search giant Baidu owns roughly 87% of of the huge Chinese market, and according to rumors, Apple could be planning to add support for their service to a future version of iOS. Sina Tech is reporting that, according to their "knowledgable sources", Baidu integration could come as early as next month. Tech in Asia translates and encapsulates:

Apparently, Baidu’s cloud and mobile chief Li Mingyuan hinted at this during the launch of Baidu’s cloud storage service last week, saying that the company already had a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Apple in China.