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Shuttleworth: Trust Us, We're Trying to Make Shopping Better

Posted by samzenpus on from the just-go-with-this dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In a blog post responding to the latest controversy over Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth says 'integrating online scope results' are 'not putting ads in Ubuntu' because the shopping results 'are not paid placement', but 'straightforward search results'. He goes on to explain his plans to make the Home Lens of the Dash a place to find 'anything anywhere'. Like a cross between Chrome OS's new app launcher, Siri and Google Now 'it will get smarter and smarter' so you can 'ask for whatever you want' it 'just works'."

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  1. Why is this a problem? by HangingChad · · Score: 4, Informative

    As long as it's not pushing forced ads, I have no problem with Ubuntu setting up a shopping network and app sales.

    They have to make money somehow and this seems like one of the less offensive services they could implement.

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  2. Re:The future of operating systems by AvitarX · · Score: 4, Informative

    Funny, I'm using a stock desktop install (which I assume uses network manager) with the only extra packages at this point being kde-full, SSH, aptitude, nmap, and htop.

    I can ssh in before logging in with any user, am i to assume this is before the networking starts, or that you are wrong about the implication?

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  3. Re:NSFW Search Results by mano.m · · Score: 4, Informative

    India has never asked for a law against blasphemy in the UN, unlike Pakistan. Please don’t lump India in with the failed state it is forced to live next to.

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