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Ubuntu Moves To Yahoo For Default Firefox Search

Posted by kdawson on from the can-you-say-bing dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Starting in Ubuntu's Lucid Lynx release, Firefox's default search engine will be switched from Google to Yahoo. The switch was made after Canonical 'negotiated a revenue sharing deal with Yahoo.' Google will still be available as a choice. Since Yahoo search is now powered by Microsoft's Bing, this would seem to mean that Microsoft will be paying people for using Ubuntu."

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  1. Re:Question by Rogerborg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not quite. It was actually more like this:

    • Mozilla: Hey, dudes, all you have to do is to ask "Can we use your trademarks on our modified distribution?. It'll totally won't be a problem for you guys, we're cool with you. Love your work!
    • Debianz: Graaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
    • Mozilla: Errr....?
    • Debianz: RAAAAAAH GRAAARRRRRR! AAAARRGH! RRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRR!

    You know, just so we're clear.

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  2. Re:Doesn't matter by Americano · · Score: 5, Funny

    OHNOES, an anonymous coward on slashdot is going to "stop using Ubuntu" and "stop recommending it to family, friends, employer, etc." Looks like Ubuntu is done for.

    Just when I was starting to believe that 2010 was the year of the Linux desktop, too. :(