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eagle

Page one center on this mornings NYTimes; New Microsoft Browser Raises Google's Hackles

This is quite an achievement for Google PR and I wonder how they do it. It must be Google's good old boy network, AOL, Sun and Firefox.

This mornings NYTimes failed to mention that when you go to download Java for FREE and everybody on the internet today needs Java, by default you get for FREE the Google Toolbar. Can I get MSN Search on the Google Toolbar if I want it?

Do you want to download Macromedia's Flash for FREE everybody on the internet today needs Flash, By default you get the Yahoo Toolbar for FREE, but can I get MSN search on the Yahoo Toolbar?

Google paid a billion dollars for top spot on AOL's Search bar, why? Who uses AOL in 2006?

FireFox earns hundreds of millions of dollars via Gooooooooogle ads as do thousands of bloggers, what do you think is their default search?

I use all the search engines and I compare and contrast the results as I look for the best results.

j0217995

Don't forget the Google desktop is installed by default on new dell's. another piece of crapware that needs to be removed before actually using the new PC

Jason Cox
Longtime C9 Lurker

I take it Google legal dept never read the reasons why there is only search provider by default.

You gotta love this, most companies use litigation to get around Microsoft and get to the top (while making 500m in the process), Google is going to use litigation to make sure they stay at the top.

eagle

What's with this Google is fearing IE7 and nobody noticing?

Manip

eagle wrote:
What's with this Google is fearing IE7 and nobody noticing?

He just knows how to market his threads better than you do... Thus why his one even though posted three hours later has masses of replies.

Tensor
Im in yr house upgrading yr family

Its true what they say - an Eagle can not change its spots.

eagle

As in a sensational /. thread or one of those British trash tabloids......

Manip

eagle wrote:
As in a sensational /. thread or one of those British trash tabloids......

If you don't like the rules don't play the game.

littleguru
<3 Seattle

Sorry dude. I didn't see your thread! I was looking if somebody posted about the topic, but it seemed to me that nobody did. Your thread was hiding damed good Wink

arunpv

We need Tags for each post that way its easier to find related topics....

eagle

littleguru wrote:
Sorry dude. I didn't see your thread! I was looking if somebody posted about the topic, but it seemed to me that nobody did. Your thread was hiding damed good

I realized that you didn't see it, but the usual suspects did indeed know that it was there.......banished to page 3….

Aestivalis
http://www.sag.org Senior SysAdmin

j0217995 wrote:
Don't forget the Google desktop is installed by default on new dell's. another piece of crapware that needs to be removed before actually using the new PC

Hence the reason I build my own computers....anyway Google is getting too big for its own britches.

eagle

I just downloaded Picasa2 to edit some photos I just snapped of John Chambers at Interop and the defalt install is too;

Set Google as my defalt search engine in Internet Exploer.

Maurits
AKA Matthew van Eerde

Evil walked in the door the minute Google went public.

Manip

Eagle if you need some help resetting MSN as your default search provider than I suggest you renew your Dell support contract... Or go post in techoff.

j0217995

Wow what a rude response Manip.... Think about how many different browsers set Google as the default search provider, Firefox, Opera, Konqueror, Safari, now one IE7 sets it default search to itself and allows you to change it and its a problem? Seriously think about how silly that sounds. Company A gets kick backs for setting its default search provider to company B, Company B compalins when it can't get Company C who has a bigger market share to set its default search to company B. Are you going to talk your ball and go home now?

eagle

MSN remains my defalt search in IE.

Did you know that you only have to type my name in the IE address bar to go to my blog?

No WWW or long URL required, how cool is that!

Manip

eagle wrote:
MSN remains my defalt search in IE.

Did you know that you only have to type my name in the IE address bar to go to my blog?

No WWW or long URL required, how cool is that!

That only works if you've been to your site recently. Either that or you have the "Auto-Find" thingy on that tries every domain combination (.com, .net, .org et al). I don't like it, I'd prefer my mistyped names to fail rather than a best guess that could take you anywhere.

ShakesPeer
Code is art

eagle wrote:

littleguru wrote: Sorry dude. I didn't see your thread! I was looking if somebody posted about the topic, but it seemed to me that nobody did. Your thread was hiding damed good
I realized that you didn't see it, but the usual suspects did indeed know that it was there.......banished to page 3….

Usual suspects? Who might those people be? I only noticed your thread today. Thanks for bringing it back to page one.

Cheers.

Will,
MVP

eagle

Isn't it obvious from the replies to this thread?

I'm at Interop in Las Vegas and all the kiosk PC's here have MSN as the default search and all will go directly to my blog when I type my name in IE's address bar.