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Re:Microsoft Releases a Linux Version of the ProcDump Sysint... by nordsieck on Monday November 05, 2018 @01:23AM (#18380281)
> Well, they do load up Google as their default search provider

While that's true, a browser pretty much needs a default search engine, and Google is widely regarded as the best. I'm not sure that Apple could make a more customer-centric choice.

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Re:Microsoft Releases a Linux Version of the ProcDump Sysint... by masonic on Monday November 05, 2018 @05:26AM (#18381223)
Really? The worst privacy suck of a search choice for all of their devices is a "customer-centric" choice?

They couldn't default to the least intrusive? Or rotate randomly amongst the options?

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Re:Microsoft Releases a Linux Version of the ProcDump Sysint... by yzmtf2008 on Monday November 05, 2018 @12:43PM (#18384234)
No. They couldn't. Rotating randomly is just about the most frustrating thing you can do to a user. Also forcing your users to use an unfamiliar search engine.

Remember, we're talking about people that Google "Facebook" to go to Facebook.

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Re:Microsoft Releases a Linux Version of the ProcDump Sysint... by masonic on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @03:03AM (#18389192)
You seem to imply that Apple users are less bright than the general population.
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