Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 1:24 UTC (Wed) by jwb (guest, #15467)
Parent article: Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Paying the customers is the only way Microsoft can get even the insignificant
market share they have today. No doubt this will be the first thing I change if
I ever install Lucid.

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 3:47 UTC (Wed) by drag (guest, #31333) [Link] (3 responses)

Yeah... Think about it. Microsoft funding the advancement of the premier
desktop Linux. Just because Google kicks it's ass.

What is so bad?

I know I am going to be using the hell out of Yahoo when using Ubuntu!

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 3:48 UTC (Wed) by drag (guest, #31333) [Link] (2 responses)

(just don't click on the ads if you want to stick it to the man)

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 9:50 UTC (Wed) by fergal (guest, #602) [Link] (1 responses)

Wild guess, the the revenue sharing is on ad-clicks not on searches but
given MS's apparent desperation maybe not.

searches or ad clicks

Posted Jan 28, 2010 5:23 UTC (Thu) by pjm (guest, #2080) [Link]

Apparently, the payment is for searches, not ad clicks.