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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."

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  1. fuckV3r by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  2. To whomever modded me "troll" : by bsDaemon · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ok, to whomever modded me "troll" --

    I don't know what your deal is, but seriously, fuck you. I honestly don't care what this gets modded, because I have plenty of karma to burn, but on what planet was what I said a "troll"?

    So, some Brit tabloid prints a story about an American cell carrier (as if it even affects them at all), and everyone jumps on a bandwagon of "z0mg!! t3h 3vil M$ is attacking Google!!" and you're willing to believe that over the word of a customer with the phone in question who actually experienced the event in question?

    Go to hell. Really. Just go to hell.

    In no way, shape or form was my search choice removed. It took two fucking seconds to remove an icon from my phone and put it out of my way, and then just carry on with business as usual and I'm hardly some sort of phone god doing anything special. Any random person would have likely done the same thing and not had "search choice" "removed" and anyone else here who has had this happen to them should be able to back this up.

    Dicks.

  3. Re:Do you hear me now?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If you are affected you should probably contact the FCC or the FTC and complain about this.

    Yeah, I'm sure they'll get right on it.