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Google does not need Apple. Not even in the slightest.
Well... actually google have the choice between Apple and Microsoft for their desktop computer (chromeOS nor android are ready for that yet, Linux is here but can’t replace completely yet).
And here the one who don’t need other is... Microsoft
Thus Google still need Apple for one thing... oh and for WebKit (Google do work for chromium but what about webkit itself??? Apple engineer have to made WebKit 2 in order to have the tab isolation of chromium...)
The user need goggle essentially for the search part... for other services well Apple, Microsoft and lot of other company provide them too (yes for map also
) Thus I think Google are happy that Apple still use Google Map, provide easy access to Google Mail, etc
Sure everyone understand that the Google policy is to become the Apple+Microsoft of tomorrow... we’ll see...
Well... actually google have the choice between Apple and Microsoft for their desktop computer (chromeOS nor android are ready for that yet, Linux is here but can’t replace completely yet).
And here the one who don’t need other is... Microsoft
And here the one who don’t need other is... Microsoft
** Why does google need Apple or Microsoft for desktop? They are a search provider. They only need to make sure there stuff WORKS on OSX and Windows... they don't need it. They already dropped Windows as an option in their organization anyways. Google can and does do business running Linux. Apple (like Linux) is solely an employee choice.
Thus Google still need Apple for one thing... oh and for WebKit (Google do work for chromium but what about webkit itself??? Apple engineer have to made WebKit 2 in order to have the tab isolation of chromium...)
++ Webkit is open source through and through. Apple develops a lot of it but it was open source before Apple and would be open source without Apple.
The user need goggle essentially for the search part... for other services well Apple, Microsoft and lot of other company provide them too (yes for map also
)
Thus I think Google are happy that Apple still use Google Map, provide easy access to Google Mail, etc
) Thus I think Google are happy that Apple still use Google Map, provide easy access to Google Mail, etc
++ As Stephen Colbert (roughly) put it last night. "Whats Bing? Its a search engine! How do I know? I googled it!"
Enough said.
Thus Google still need Apple for one thing... oh and for WebKit (Google do work for chromium but what about webkit itself??? Apple engineer have to made WebKit 2 in order to have the tab isolation of chromium...)
1. WebKit is open source
2. WebKit is a fork of KTHML from KDE
3. Apple just hosts and administrates the project, WebKit is actually "developed" by multiple parties
4. If people get tired of Apple policies, they can fork WebKit or back-port all changes to KHTML and continue that path





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And that's the problem for Apple.
Apple needs Google, because users want Google (search, YouTube). Google does not need Apple. Not even in the slightest.
This battle can only be lost by one player. And it isn't Google.