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This really doesn't seem like something Apple would do. It's not in their DNA, would be very tough to do while keeping their pro-privacy stance, and isn't how t
by ryanwaggoner 9y ago
This really doesn't seem like something Apple would do. It's not in their DNA, would be very tough to do while keeping their pro-privacy stance, and isn't how they like to make money. I'd be very disappointed if they went down this road.
- elihu 9y agoI doubt that creating a new competitive search engine is quite as hard as Google would like us to believe. Whether it's something Apple would do, I don't have an opinion; in general I don't pay much attention to Apple. They could conceivably setup a search engine as a pro-privacy move by deliberately not collecting/monetizing user's search data, and perhaps not even running ads at all if they can figure out some other way to pay for it or justify the expense. However, I agree with you that it feels wrong. I think I'd feel better about a new search engine if it was run by a less profit-driven institution, like the Internet Archive. Maybe the best course of action if Apple wanted a Google alternative to exist is to develop some of the technology in-house and then give a giant grant to some well-respected pro-privacy organization to actually run the thing.
- sumedh 9y ago> I doubt that creating a new competitive search engine is quite as hard as Google would like us to believe. MS, Yahoo and many others would disagree.
- cakedoggie 9y agoThey have to be doing it. They can't rely on another company for something so important. Just as Samsung is also doing it, and doing maps, and doing their own OS. It is stupid to become reliant on Google. Even though their solution would not be as good, they need to have something in case Google cuts them off.
- ryanwaggoner 9y agoBing? You don't have to own every single piece of the tech landscape to stay in business.