Is it just a cute coincidence, or is something else going on behind the scenes?
A snow leopard is the background image on Live Search this afternoon.
“Snow Leopard” t happens to be the nickname for Apple’s next operating system, OS X 10.6, due out later this year. Microsoft is either having a little fun with us, or is throwing a subtle hint our way.
Ina Fried from CNET had this to say:
But another crazy thought crossed my mind. What if Microsoft has landed a deal to make Live Search the default in the next version of the Mac OS. For a long time now, Apple’s Safari has had a Google search bar built-in. I don’t know how much traffic that generates for the search giant, but it would seem to be at least as significant as some of the PC deals that Microsoft is paying good money to get.
Obvious animosities aside, mightn’t a deal make sense. Microsoft has talked about needing to spend some money to boost Live Search share.
Unlikely. Why would Apple dump Google in favor of Microsoft? Money? I suppose it’s remotely possible. Apple believes in giving its users the best experience possible, however, which is also Google’s mantra.
Lonnie Lazar at Cult of Mac hits us with these words of wisdom:
Why it won’t happen: Apple doesn’t need the money and has almost never made it a practice to co-brand its products with services that suck.
Amen.
UPDATE: The snow leopard is now gone from Live Search. Hmm.
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