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On 20/11/2014 00:39, Julian Hall wrote: > On 19/11/14 22:54, Simon Avery wrote: >> https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/11/19/promoting-choice-and-innovation-on-the-web/ >> >> Yay, let's throw away an agreement that uses the best search engine >> the world has ever known, and instead default to Yahoo search or Bing. >> >> I made the switch to chrome a while ago. Was uncomfortable for a >> while, and doing without some of my cherished plugins was a pain, but >> I don't regret the move. Less so when Mozilla do things like this! >> > Key word - default. Just because one is default doesn't mean you have > to /use it/. > > Julian > > Default, gives Mozilla revenue. We can use any search engine you like in your Firefox set-up. All companies need revenue to survive. What this does NOT tell us , is if Google offered less revenue in future to Mozilla, and that may have been crucial to Mozilla decision; as is also the competition of a Google browser in Chrome which was not in evidence 10 years ago when the agreement for Mozilla revenue was last fully negotiated. -- regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq