@numericcitizen What do you think the chances are that Apple will really launch a general web search engine of their own?
@bradenslen 50%-50%. The more pressure Google will have, the more the Google-Apple agreement will need to be revisited by both parties. An Apple search engine is such a great opportunity for Apple to sell their "privacy protection" mantra.
@odd I, too, tend to prefer Apple to build its own engine instead of just buying DuckDuckGo.
@bradenslen I agree on all points. Under point 2: I doubt they want to repeat the Maps-gate (for a lack of words for it).
@bradenslen I used to use AltaVista, and I remember, once I stupidly laughed at a TV-series ep. where someone searched a search engine like we now search Google (or DDG).