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- For years, Apple has had Google as the default search engine on its devices.
- A new ruling threatens that arrangement, after a federal judge said Google's payments for that privilege were unfair.
- Apple will look to present AI as a viable alternative for search.
America's trustbusters just delivered a one-two punch in their big battle with Google after a long-awaited decision in a four-year case raised the stakes for another tech giant: Apple.