[pessimizer]

Or Google is using the search bar as a pretense for paying Apple for something else.

[greggsy]

Suggesting that there is a corporate or government conspiracy without actually saying what it might actually be is the worst type of conspiracy.

[pessimizer]

That's not a conspiracy. When two companies, or countries, or individuals have business dealings on many different levels, a lot of things can be negotiated at the same time.