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Re:Microsoft Dumping Bing? by coob on Friday April 27, 2012 @07:30AM (#3898568)
> I'm pretty sure Apple stayed with Google's Search, because otherwise Android phones would've had (at least) a branding advantage

Apple stay with Google's Search for two reasons:

1. It's the best search product. 2. Google give them bucket-loads of cash

This isn't rocket surgery.

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Re:Microsoft Dumping Bing? by fpgeek on Friday April 27, 2012 @07:52AM (#3898627)
In the alternative universe where Google didn't do Android, Apple would be able to extract more cash from Google for its search placement, at the very least, since Google would have fewer alternatives.
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Re:Microsoft Dumping Bing? by coob on Monday April 30, 2012 @10:21AM (#3909346)
Yes but as soon as you get into the land of hypotheticals, Symbian can be a successful product Google would lust over. Doesn't make it likely.
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