The difference may be Apple is considering Siri and Apple Intelligence 2 different things. Apple servers for non-Siri features + Google servers for new Siri features. The last thing Apple wants is to hurt its privacy stance, which is its only (albeit irrelevant) differentiator.
Mark Gurman
Mark GurmanFeb 5, 06:41
As I’ve been reporting, Google says Apple will be using Google Cloud as part of the Gemini deal. This doesn’t square at all with Apple’s claims about using its own servers/Private Cloud Compute. Apple is using Google Cloud for the chatbot Siri in the fall.
The other item here: Apple has used Google Cloud for iCloud data servers for years.
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