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Re:Firefox Features Google as Default Search Provider in the... by sandworm101 on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @10:19AM (#15695729)
If you are allowed. My work machine is locked into bing. I can bookmark google.com or duckduckgo.com but default/quick searches go through bing. (Google.com redirects to google.ca which drives me crazy sometimes.) I'd bet the majority of bing traffic comes from such workplaces.
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Re:Firefox Features Google as Default Search Provider in the... by greiskul on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @11:28AM (#15696446)
If you want to use google.com without being redirected for some reason, you can use www.google.com/ncr (No country redirect).
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Re:Firefox Features Google as Default Search Provider in the... by eatbitseveryday on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @11:01PM (#15701359)
Why won't it work for other locations?

www.google.de/ncr results in an error.

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Re:Firefox Features Google as Default Search Provider in the... by drewmate on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @01:24AM (#15701819)
Perhaps the German equivalent is "keinlandumleitenbittemöchteGoogleindiesemlandverwenden" or www.google.de/k ?
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Re:Firefox Features Google as Default Search Provider in the... by Feniks on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @03:39PM (#15698892)
Wow nice tip I never knew that.
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Re:Firefox Features Google as Default Search Provider in the... by CoryG89 on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @11:06AM (#15696200)
Ha, I don't know if I could handle that. Would be at the top of my list of reasons to look for another job.
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Re:Firefox Features Google as Default Search Provider in the... by cosmie on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @04:42PM (#15699447)
> I'd bet the majority of bing traffic comes from such workplaces.

I'd agree with you on that bet. I stumbled onto that revelation when I was running PPC campaigns for B2B software. Bing is a hidden goldmine when it comes to that demographic, thanks to the captive market and the fact that essentially all marketing agencies blatantly ignore Bing's existence so there's no keyword competition.

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Re:Firefox Features Google as Default Search Provider in the... by michaelbrooks on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @11:04AM (#15696174)
If you can, sign up for Bing rewards and earn points while you search. You can use those points in exchange for entering competitions or Microsoft/Windows devices and Xbox gift cards.
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Re:Firefox Features Google as Default Search Provider in the... by sandworm101 on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @11:13AM (#15696284)
Lol. I dont touch any MS products outside of work, and certainly dont want to sign up for anything MS-related. I'm and oldschool linux guy who still sees MS as the big evil. It will take them at least 20 more years before i trust them with anything.
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Re:Firefox Features Google as Default Search Provider in the... by yuhong on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @03:39PM (#15698888)
And I don't like Bing and Edge Rewards and don't think they are a good idea either.
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Re:Firefox Features Google as Default Search Provider in the... by mcbits on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @12:19AM (#15701636)
The maximum daily points add up to around $5/month. A little more if I used Windows and Edge, but it's not worth taking it that far. I just participate because I would love to see other sites adopt the concept and start a bidding war. Why wait around for politicians to figure out UBI?
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Re:Firefox Features Google as Default Search Provider in the... by TheGrassyKnoll on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @04:15PM (#15699194)
I'm 100% with sandworm.
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