TechCrunch is reporting that Microsoft could be taking over the search on Apple's iPhone with the upcoming release of the next iPhone operating system. It's become obvious that Apple and Google are clashing these days in several areas including the mobile sector, and now with Google TV, with home entertainment.
Apple does not have search technology of its own and that's a big setback for a company that's repositioned itself the last few years from being primarily a computer hardware company. So what do you do when you don't want a rival to have a foothold in your territory? You turn to a lesser rival, at least in Apple's eye.
So what if it's true? What if Apple is turning to Microsoft to provide Bing as the default search on the iPhone? It makes me wonder if Apple and Microsoft could someday merge. That is highly unlikely but not as crazy as it sounds. They both have their strengths and although they clash in some areas it's not that farfetched of any idea, is it?
What do you think?
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