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Re:Google Loses DOJ Antitrust Suit Over Search by acdha on Monday August 05, 2024 @05:16PM (#41165691)
Not just advertising: Mozilla could not have put a “better in Firefox” button on Gmail or YouTube at any price, or forced Google to follow through on their promise around H.264, etc.
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Re:Google Loses DOJ Antitrust Suit Over Search by magicalist on Monday August 05, 2024 @05:32PM (#41165807)
> Mozilla could not have put a “better in Firefox” button on Gmail or YouTube at any price

Microsoft is literally doing this, and yet...

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/microsoft-edge-will-...

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Re:Google Loses DOJ Antitrust Suit Over Search by FMecha on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @01:39AM (#41168099)
Google also tried to push PC OEMs to pre-install Chrome on their new PCs when Chrome was new.[1] Sony/VAIO is the only manufacturer to have known to take the bait.[2]

[1] https://www.crn.com.au/news/google-may-pre-install-chrome-br...

[2] https://thenextweb.com/news/sony-computers-google-chrome-bro...

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Re:Google Loses DOJ Antitrust Suit Over Search by Izkata on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @02:50PM (#41173967)
I vaguely remember it also getting packaged in with installers for unrelated software on Windows.
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