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Re:Apple showing signs it may soon launch a search engine by stock_toaster on Thursday August 27, 2020 @05:38PM (#24298992)
Could be that contract is up for renewal? Google seemed like it was going to stop paying Mozilla this year, then changed their mind. Threat of building a search engine competitor could just be part of contract negotiation (a BATNA).
Re:Apple showing signs it may soon launch a search engine by lern_too_spel on Thursday August 27, 2020 @07:00PM (#24299626)
Or they could just say they'll use Bing instead. That's cheaper, provides a better experience for their users than their own search engine, and is a stronger threat to Google if they want Google to increase payment by encouraging more ad dollars chasing big spenders to go to Bing.
Re:Apple showing signs it may soon launch a search engine by saagarjha on Thursday August 27, 2020 @06:54PM (#24299571)
Might be, since you can swap out default apps in iOS 14.