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Firefox Search In Ubuntu 10.04 Changed To Google

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we-call-that-flip-flopping dept.

kai_hiwatari writes "Sometime back Canonical decided to change the default search in Firefox that comes Ubuntu 10.04 to Yahoo! from Google. In a surprising turn-around, Canonical have decided to a ditch Yahoo! for Google. Rick Spencer from Canonical announced that Google will now be the default Firefox search in Ubuntu 10.04, not Yahoo! as was previously decided."

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  1. Re:Give us a choice! Let us pick! by turbotroll · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why? No, seriously, why?

    Canonical is a for-profit business that builds a seriously kick-ass distro of Linux

    They hardly build anything. Their business model is essentially ripping off Debian.