Re:Australia’s PM suggests Bing adequate if Google blocks se...
by wpasc on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @04:11PM
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I think newsworthiness is a poor proxy for relevance or legal standing.
Re:Australia’s PM suggests Bing adequate if Google blocks se...
by Barrin92 on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @03:41PM
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I assume smartphone companies have an incentive to just switch, given that I don't think Apple et al want to leave their users without a search engine by default. They'll probably just switch over to Bing as well.
One technical aspect to consider is the number of devices/applications where Google is the default search. Does Australia have a plan to force a different default if Google shuts off Search? How would that affect contracts that Google has with other companies (e.g. Apple) to make its Search default?
Not everyone is technically literate enough to know how to change their browser's default search engine. Heck, some people don't know there are other ways to search the internet besides google.com....