Apple may be worth one and a half Googles now, but the world’s most valuable company needs its relationship with the world’s largest search engine to keep clicking. Such was evident Monday when Apple

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 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 has stepped into Google’s high-stakes antitrust trial, aiming to defend its billion-dollar revenue-sharing agreement with the search giant, according to Reuters. This arrangement ensures Google remains the default search engine on Apple’s Safari browser,

Apple is requesting to join Google's antitrust trial to protect their $20 billion annual search engine partnership. Apple asserts no plans to develop its own search engine and argues that removing Google as the default search engine would harm consumers.