As of November 30, 2025, Apple has not launched its own general‑purpose web search engine that directly competes with Google Search or is offered as a default/primary search option on Apple devices.

Evidence:

• Safari on iOS still defaults to Google Search, with users able to switch only among third‑party engines such as Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo Japan, and Ecosia; no Apple‑branded search engine appears in the list, even in new choice‑screen flows like those added in Japan with iOS 26.2. (macrumors.com)
• In late 2024 court filings tied to the U.S. DOJ’s antitrust case against Google, Apple executives (notably Eddy Cue) explicitly stated that Apple does not plan to build a search engine to rival Google, emphasizing the revenue and practical reasons for continuing the Google default‑search deal. (theverge.com)
• Reporting through 2024–2025 describes Apple working on search technology and AI features (Applebot, Spotlight, Siri enhancements), but notes that a full Google‑replacement web search engine remains years away and, per Apple’s own representations, is not an announced product. (macrumors.com)
• Recent rumors of an AI‑powered system called “World Knowledge Answers” indicate a planned answer engine or AI search feature integrated into Siri, potentially launching in 2026 and possibly even powered by Google’s Gemini models. This is framed as an AI assistant/answer layer, not as an independent, Apple‑branded web search engine comparable to google.com or as a new default search provider in Safari. (theverge.com)

Because Jason’s prediction was open‑ended in time ("going to launch their own search engine" / "at some point in the future") and no explicit deadline was given, it cannot yet be judged definitively wrong; Apple could still launch such a product later. At the same time, it has clearly not yet come true by the current date. Therefore, the correct status is inconclusive (too early to tell) rather than right or wrong.