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Bing To Become Default iPhone Search?

Posted by samzenpus on from the strange-bedfellows dept.

snydeq writes "BusinessWeek reports ongoing talks between Apple and Microsoft to make Bing the default search engine for the iPhone. The discussions reflect an accelerating rivalry between Apple and Google, one that some believe will be the most important rivalry in tech in the years to come. 'Apple and Google know the other is their primary enemy,' says one person familiar with Apple's thinking. 'Microsoft is now a pawn in that battle.'"

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  1. IBM and Intel were once Apple's enemies ... by perpenso · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    As the old saying goes...Adversity makes strange bed fellows.

    Both IBM and Intel were once portrayed as "enemies" by Apple, and both were lampooned in the Apple ads of the day. Partnering with IBM or Intel was once considered inconceivable by Apple's more "enthusiastic" fans. Yet it happened. It would be more difficult in the Microsoft case, but with Apple anything is possible.

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