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Google to Release Firefox Toolbar

Posted by samzenpus on from the new-toolbar dept.

daria42 writes "Google is about to release a Firefox version of its toolbar, according to an e-mail sent to developers of the open source GoogleBar project. The e-mail claims to have been sent by Google engineer Fritz Schneider and is dated 1 July. "It has pretty much the same features as the latest IE toolbar except of course for things like the popup blocker," the e-mail said (Pop-up blocking is an in-built feature of Firefox)."

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  1. Wait a second: by commo1 · · Score: 0, Troll

    We do NOT need a Google toolbar. We have pop-up blocking and we have a definable Google search window built into Firefox. They should know better and not release the damned thing. Besides, when people open up Firefox for the first time, they go to "Firefox Start".

  2. Haven't you noticed? by neurokaotix · · Score: 0, Troll

    Google is trying to be a friend to the world of OSS. They're just trying to give you something for that browser you seem to feel is so superior.

    --
    "...if people respected copyright more, like you guys do with the GPL so religiously, [the DMCA] wouldn't be necessary."
  3. Re:Huh? by akhomerun · · Score: 0, Troll

    plus opera costs freaking money