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Re:Mozilla and Google Sign New Agreement for Default Search ... by zobzu on Tuesday December 20, 2011 @11:40PM (#3376381)
Yeah, so how that's fundamentally different of any other company? Do you really think that if Chrome would get 90% of the market share the web would be a better place?

It'll be just as closed. It would still have some remains of open source, but the technologies wouldn't work with anything non-Google.

Which essentially is the same thing.

Heh, Mozilla should start MozillaSearch :P

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Re:Mozilla and Google Sign New Agreement for Default Search ... by nknight on Wednesday December 21, 2011 @04:54AM (#3376963)
It is my opinion that, based on their conduct past and present, Microsoft's existence and power is a net loss for the world. Google's past and present conduct lead me to the opposite conclusion. Naturally, I will treat these two entities differently.

Hypothetical future scenarios based on some rather extreme assumptions I do not agree with are not going to change that.

You are, of course, free to reach different conclusions, but the level of hostility and condescension I've received here for voicing my opinion in response to a direct question is disturbing to say the least.

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