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Firefox Creator No Longer Trusts Google

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the watching-the-watchmen dept.

watashi writes "Blake Ross the man whose scratched itch became the Firefox browser explains on his blog why he has a problem with Google's policy of promoting their own products over competitors' in search results. His main gripe is that the tips (e.g. "Want to share pictures? Try Google Picasa") result in an inability for other products (perhaps even Parakey?) to compete for the top slot on Google."

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  1. Proof that Google ain't what it used to be. by HycoWhit · · Score: 1, Troll

    I got all the proof I needed the other day... Did a quick search for the pictures that got Ms. Neveda in trouble. Google came up with family friendly versions and stock publicity photos. Had to visit Yahoo to find the money shots.

    Seriously though--it isn't hard to change one's home page. Back in the day Yahoo.com was everybody's search engine of choice. Then AltaVista came on the seem and there were mass changes to the home page settings in browsers across the country. Google came along and became #1 in a short period of time. But as fast as Google became #1--the next greatest thing can take that top spot.