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Its not that they couldnt do it. Its that they are expressely prohibited by apples patents. ( something about a unified search interface for your phone as well as the web )

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Can you site a source here? That's an important distinction.

Here's an editorial that gives an overview of how the patent was relevant in the Apple v. Samsung case earlier this year, along with a link to the patent itself: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/07/25/editorial-samsung-ha...

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