When Apple partnered with Google in bringing products like Google Maps to the iPhone, the relationship between the two companies was said to be incredibly strong; so much so that Eric Schmidt, the CEO at Google jokingly suggested that the two companies be merged to become AppleGoo. However, the relationship…

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