> Isn't it basically already here? Every search that someone does from Spotlight is that much closer to being one less search that Google can see/monetize. Wel

> Isn't it basically already here? Every search that someone does from Spotlight is that much closer to being one less search that Google can see/monetize. Well yes, sort of already there, yes. But Google will still get to see/monetize for a while yet, as explained below. The class action lawsuit might accelerate that process. Apple’s WWDC announcement that Spotlight will now feature more prominently on home screens is the next step in directing your searches, with Siri and/or other search tools/partners. With Spotlight your are directed you to web search results not from the search preference set in your default browser, but instead for the preference set in Safari. And Google is the default preference in Safari. So Google will still see most of the searches (and keep paying $billions for the traffic). An example might illustrate this clearer: say Firefox is your default browser and Ecosia (or Mojeek) is set as your search preference. In this case the Spotlight search would go ahead and do the search in Firefox using the search preference set in Safari (which is likely to be Google). Ecosia or Mojjek or any other different choice you make, is bypassed. Astonishingly, even if you delete Safari, the default search choice of Safari will still be used by Spotlight.