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I would be amazed if Apple didn't have a search engine developed in-house that was 'all ready to go'. Not to say that I think they will deploy it, but they woul

I would be amazed if Apple didn't have a search engine developed in-house that was 'all ready to go'. Not to say that I think they will deploy it, but they would be silly not to be ready.

jmbwell 3y ago
Siri and “results from the web” already use an Apple internal search engine. It is crawled by AppleBot and integrated with the OS. There’s just no web form front end.
tmpX7dMeXU 3y ago
I would amazed if it was any good. There are things Apple are good at and there are things they aren’t. Web services? Intelligent data processing? I can’t say they’ve got great track records in either area.
- PlunderBunny 3y ago
  Yeah, but it didn't stop them with Apple Maps.
- anon373839 3y ago
  On the other hand, Apple is good at acquiring competence. I think their incredible execution with the A- and M-line chips shows that.
  - behnamoh 3y ago
    Did Apple acquire any company to build A- and M-chips?
    - pseg134 3y ago
      Yes
    - DeRock 3y ago
      Yes, PA Semi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.A._Semi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.A._Semi
  - d3w4s9 3y ago
    So the example used is reiterating the previous comment about "Apple good at certain things". Yes Apple is good at designing chips, and has been like that for at least decade. We all know that. But the question is what about areas that Apple isn't known to be good at and how successful they can be.
    - nwienert 3y ago
      They got really good at Maps after starting out pretty poorly.
    - taeric 3y ago
      The point would be that Apple isn't good at those things, until it is. They have the money and time to get good.
  - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    > Apple is good at acquiring competence cough cough Kagi. (Unlike DuckDuckGo, they have no ads. Unlike Brave, they aren’t crypto tainted.)
- pohl 3y ago
  Things can change. There was a time when search was something that Google was good at.
  - copperx 3y ago
    Of course, but that something that doesn't happen easily without hiring the top people in the field.
scarface_74 3y ago
They do have a search engine in house. This is a front end for it that someone put together https://luke.lol/search https://luke.lol/search
- callalex 3y ago
  Please say more: this website doesn’t describe itself at all or tell me what’s happening.
  - felixg3 3y ago
    It looks like a frontend to Safari suggestions that pop up while entering a domain.
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    If you look at the home page, it just describes itself as “Apple Search” These results are used when you click on “Search” at the bottom of the iPhone from the desktop and the search icon on Macs menu bar

I would be amazed if Apple didn't have a search engine developed in-house that was 'all ready to go'. Not to say that I think they will deploy it, but they would be silly not to be ready.

jmbwell 3y ago

Siri and “results from the web” already use an Apple internal search engine. It is crawled by AppleBot and integrated with the OS. There’s just no web form front end.

tmpX7dMeXU 3y ago

I would amazed if it was any good. There are things Apple are good at and there are things they aren’t. Web services? Intelligent data processing? I can’t say they’ve got great track records in either area.

PlunderBunny 3y ago
Yeah, but it didn't stop them with Apple Maps.
anon373839 3y ago
On the other hand, Apple is good at acquiring competence. I think their incredible execution with the A- and M-line chips shows that.
- behnamoh 3y ago
  Did Apple acquire any company to build A- and M-chips?
  - pseg134 3y ago
    Yes
  - DeRock 3y ago
    Yes, PA Semi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.A._Semi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.A._Semi
- d3w4s9 3y ago
  So the example used is reiterating the previous comment about "Apple good at certain things". Yes Apple is good at designing chips, and has been like that for at least decade. We all know that. But the question is what about areas that Apple isn't known to be good at and how successful they can be.
  - nwienert 3y ago
    They got really good at Maps after starting out pretty poorly.
  - taeric 3y ago
    The point would be that Apple isn't good at those things, until it is. They have the money and time to get good.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > Apple is good at acquiring competence cough cough Kagi. (Unlike DuckDuckGo, they have no ads. Unlike Brave, they aren’t crypto tainted.)
pohl 3y ago
Things can change. There was a time when search was something that Google was good at.
- copperx 3y ago
  Of course, but that something that doesn't happen easily without hiring the top people in the field.

scarface_74 3y ago

They do have a search engine in house. This is a front end for it that someone put together https://luke.lol/search https://luke.lol/search

callalex 3y ago
Please say more: this website doesn’t describe itself at all or tell me what’s happening.
- felixg3 3y ago
  It looks like a frontend to Safari suggestions that pop up while entering a domain.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  If you look at the home page, it just describes itself as “Apple Search” These results are used when you click on “Search” at the bottom of the iPhone from the desktop and the search icon on Macs menu bar