Looks like Google's solution to the injunction against the Galaxy Nexus is just to remove the local search functionality from the device entirely. Which really kind of sucks for usability (no more searching for contacts, emails or applications).
The Quick Search Box has been around in Android since 1.6 (September 2009, though this is after the Spotlight feature was introduced in iOS 3) while the search provider has been around since the very first release of Android.
The Quick Search Box has been around in Android since 1.6 (September 2009, though this is after the Spotlight feature was introduced in iOS 3) while the search provider has been around since the very first release of Android.