[melange]

Given that Apple are nowhere near doing that and don't seem to be even going for that, why is that even a concern?

We have far more of a problem with Google in that regard, who do absolutely dominate search, and have clearly stated their wish to unseat Apple in order to have total dominance of mobile too.

[danmaz74]

Well, considering their patent litigations, I wouldn't say that Apple try to do that.

As for Google, I'm less worried because there is much less lock-in, both in search and with an OS that is mostly open sourced.

[melange]

Search is entirely locked in.