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Gloating Swann@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

Microsoft Wants Firefox to Ditch Google, Switch to Bing - OMG! Ubuntu

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Microsoft Wants Firefox to Ditch Google, Switch to Bing - OMG! Ubuntu

www.omgubuntu.co.uk

Gloating Swann@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago
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Here's a (hopefully toy) cat to toss amongst the pigeons - Microsoft is rumoured to be eyeing up a deal that would make Bing the default search engine in
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  • nachtigall@feddit.de
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    This might be good for Firefox. If there is a capable competitor for the default search engine, this might increase the revenue Mozilla gets from the setting.

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      Exactly. I’m fine with Mozilla picking the highest bidder. Not like I use the default search anyway.

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      I remember the Browser Wars, this would be a Deal with the Devil

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        They already have a deal with the devil

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          Point taken

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    Jokes on them I use DuckDuckGo. The Firefox project needs funding to continue existing anyway so selling off a choice that doesn’t affect Mozilla is totally fine by me.

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      If you are using DuckDuckGo then you are using Bing.

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        Yep I’m aware DDG used Bing search results.

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        Really? 🙁

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