I can't imagine they would build their own search engine from scratch. Something that is a front end to existing search services seems far more likely. You are

I can't imagine they would build their own search engine from scratch. Something that is a front end to existing search services seems far more likely. You are in a much better position than most of us to know if they have been attempting such negotiations… You should be careful what you say at this point; there will be posts on the apple rumour blogs before you know what is happening ;)