http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-branded-search-engine-announced-july-2009 Comments for "Apple-branded search engine announced by July 2009? " en http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-branded-search-engine-announced-july-2009#comment-12625 <!--paging_filter--><p>Judged negative.</p> <p>Ian Lamont<br /> Managing Editor<br /> The Industry Standard<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/the_standard">twitter.com/the_standard</a></p> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:19:37 -0400 Ian Lamont comment 12625 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-branded-search-engine-announced-july-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>Apple and Google used to compete in different markets and for awhile, both parties seemed to get along. Google CEO Eric Schmidt sits on Apple's board, and Apple has a partnership with Google, who provides a search engine box on Apple's Safari browser. </p> <p>Now it's starting to get a fuzzy.  Google has its own browser, Chrome, which competes with Safari for market share. Google also has a mobile operating system, Android, which is being used on mobile devices that compete with Apple's iPhone.  </p> <p>The mobile software market is considered the next big revenue opportunity. Some speculate that Apple, a clear innovator in this category, may <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/13/is-apple-building-a-search-engine/" rel="nofollow">build its own search engine likely for a better mobile experience</a>. </p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> Apple announces that it's building its own serach engine by June 30, 2009.</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-branded-search-engine-announced-july-2009#comments Android co:Apple Software &amp; Web Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:52:22 -0500 David Kuan 126805 at http://www.thestandard.com