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Yahoo! Releases Firefox version of Toolbar

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the serious-sites-demand-toolbars dept.

kidlinux writes "Yahoo started offering a beta version of its toolbar for the open source browser Firefox on Microsoft Windows on Wednesday, with versions for Linux and MacOS X following 'shortly.' I think it's safe to say most people use Google in their Firefox toolbar search field. Yahoo probably wants to get their foot in the door before it's too late. It would be interesting if this was a result of user demand. And apparently this follows Amazon's Firefox toolbar, which actually is a result of user demand."

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  1. Why not just add it as an Engine? by Bradac_55 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It seems this is oriented (along with the Amazon toolbar) to the non-IT end-users flocking to Firefox that thing it's just another IE clone. At least the ones I support have no idea what the little bar at the top right does or that they can add engines. - Brad

  2. Oh great, some by i_bill · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh great, now half the reason that I use FireFox is gone. Yahoo! comes out with this great toolbar that sucks down my viewing area and my bandwidth. I'll bet that it's also pretty big, unlike the normal (unsponsored by any company) FireFox extensions...

  3. Re:Why by TekMonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree. What can this toolbar do that Firefox cannot already do or existing extensions cannot already do?

    Web search? Check. Email? Check. RSS feeds? Check. Popup blocker? Check.

    Oh wait, there's one thing Firefox doesn't have: Yahoo Personals, Shopping, Games, Music, and whatever crap is there that I don't want.

  4. Re:exactly what firefox users DON'T want by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You know what Firefox really needs, a Bonzai Buddy toolbar. Boy do I miss that little guy...

  5. Tell me about it! by SweetAndSourJesus · · Score: 5, Funny

    It really sucked when they had their jackbooted thugs kick down my door, hogtie me, and install their extension.

    Even worse: for some reason I can't uninstall it!

    Oh the humanity!

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  6. What if..... by CastrTroy · · Score: 2, Funny

    What would your browser look like if you downloaded all the toolbars and enabled all of them?

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  7. I'd tell you but by No+Such+Agency · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd tell you, but my browser window isn't big enough to see your entire post.

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