Verizon Removes Search Choices For BlackBerrys

shrugger writes "I picked up my BlackBerry this morning to do a search and noticed Bing as my default search engine. I thought this was very strange, since I didn't pick this setting. I went to change it back to Google and, to my chagrin, Bing was my only option! Apparently Verizon has pushed an update that removes all search providers except Bing. Thanks a lot Verizon!" The Reg notes: "The move is part of the five-year search and advertising deal Verizon signed with Microsoft in January for a rumored $500m."

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wow

[spottedkangaroo]

wow. verizon is bribed by MS ($500mil) to remove all but bing from the search. FTC, where the fuck are you? justice department? where the fuck are you? do I smell a monopoly, convicted, but unpunished? FCC where teh fuck are you? is this a common carrier, or isn't it? rigged. this isn't capitalism, it's something else.