When Apple officials announced in passing this week that Siri will use Bing instead of Google as its default Web search engine with iOS7, I saw more than a few skeptics wondering aloud about how the Bing results would compare, quality-wise.
I don't have any inside information as to how/why this collaboration came to pass, but it does seem Apple is intent on finding ways to reduce its dependence on Google, even if it requires teaming with another "enemy." Did comparative quality of search results have any bearing on the decision at all? Again, I have no idea, but I'm doubtful.
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