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Verizon Removes Search Choices For BlackBerrys

Posted by kdawson on from the you've-been-bung dept.

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."

3 of 510 comments (clear)

  1. wow by spottedkangaroo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    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.

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  2. Finally.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Kudos. In the /. world, if Apple rapes you, its sweet love. Anybody else love you, they are raping your ass.

  3. Re:To whomever modded me "troll" : by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Yes, Troll was not entirely appropriate, but then again Slashdot doesn't give us an "Idiot" option.