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Apple Explains Why It Doesn't Plan to Create a Search Engine (www.macrumors.com)
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[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There's no particular reason for every app to search the web, though. There's plenty of reason for a wide variety of apps to need maps.

Maps are a broad value tool. Searching the web isn't. A web search engine is just a search engine. It's not a meaningful value add to any arbitrary developer who wants to build apps for iPhone.