Bloomberg News reports that as early as next week at the Apple Developer WWDC event, Apple and Baidu will announce a partnership to bring the popular Chinese search engine to iOS devices.

We heard rumors of this a few months back, but now we have the reputable Bloomberg News citing “two people with knowledge of the matter.”

Baidu holds 80 percent market share in China and is a logical fit for iOS search in China.

Both Baidu and Apple declined to comment when Bloomberg reporters reached out to them.

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