Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search on iOS and Mac Spotlight

Re:Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search on... by abritinthebay on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @02:58AM (#15336740)

I've been preferring Maps to Google's utterly user-hostile experience for quite a while now.

It's odd - Google does have a great mapping product: it's called Waze. That's great on a phone! But Google Maps? Christ... it's so bad. All of their iPhone apps are downright user-hostile but Maps is the worst.

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Re:Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search on... by Hoasi on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @03:41AM (#15336885)

> Google does have a great mapping product: it's called Waze.

Waze is an independent company.

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Re:Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search on... by Nilef on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @04:19AM (#15337040)

Nope (http://investvine.com/google-buys-map-software-provider-waze...)

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Re:Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search on... by skinnymuch on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @09:29AM (#15338416)

You mean after Google bought them four years ago? They had independence to a degree and were allowed to stay in Israel for 3 years after signing an agreement, but that time has passed. At this point they are completely under Google.

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