Ubuntu switches back to Google as default search engine
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Ubuntu switches back to Google as default search engine
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Re: Ubuntu switches back to Google as default search engine
#2I was wondering why they chose to switch to Yahoo in the first place. The answer is at [https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-desktop/2010-Januar...]:
"I am pursuing this change because Canonical has negotiated a revenue sharing deal with Yahoo! and this revenue will help Canonical to provide developers and resources to continue the open development of Ubuntu and the Ubuntu Platform."
Re: Ubuntu switches back to Google as default search engine
#3I was wondering why they chose to switch to Yahoo in the first place. The answer is at [ https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-desktop/2010-Januar... ]: "I am pursuing this change because Canonical has negotiated a revenue sharing deal with Yahoo! and this revenue will help Canonical to provide developers and resources to continue the open development of Ubuntu and the Ubuntu Platform."
It seems, in the end, Google offered a sweeter deal.
Re: Ubuntu switches back to Google as default search engine
#4The page seems to give no real reason. I wonder what happened to transparency in open source.
Re: Ubuntu switches back to Google as default search engine
#5A couple of years ago Ubuntu went to Google asking for a revenue sharing deal, Google refused, even though they had done it many times before. Search was going to be Ubuntu's primary income in the netbook space. At the time Google probably thought they owned search. Its amazing what a little competition will do.
I would love to see Firefox and Safari change their default search to Bing (I would still use Google). Who knows, Google might start getting serious about things like privacy.
Re: Ubuntu switches back to Google as default search engine
#6The page seems to give no real reason. I wonder what happened to transparency in open source.
Nothing. It's right there in the code base.
This was a business decision by Canonical. I too would have liked to have seen an explanation as to why the change was made but at the end of the day, it's the code and not the organisation that's open source.
Re: Ubuntu switches back to Google as default search engine
#7A couple of years ago Ubuntu went to Google asking for a revenue sharing deal, Google refused, even though they had done it many times before. Search was going to be Ubuntu's primary income in the netbook space. At the time Google probably thought they owned search. Its amazing what a little competition will do. I would love to see Firefox and Safari change their default search to Bing (I would still use Google). Who…
This makes a whole lot of sense. You can;t really ask for money from Google to keep them as the default search provider unless you're willing to change search providers.
Re: Ubuntu switches back to Google as default search engine
#8A couple of years ago Ubuntu went to Google asking for a revenue sharing deal, Google refused, even though they had done it many times before. Search was going to be Ubuntu's primary income in the netbook space. At the time Google probably thought they owned search. Its amazing what a little competition will do. I would love to see Firefox and Safari change their default search to Bing (I would still use Google). Who…
If I were Microsoft or even better Yahoo! I'd back up a large dump truck full of cash to entice Firefox to switch the default engine. They prob would never take it, but you never know.
Re: Ubuntu switches back to Google as default search engine
#9Totally called this one:
I don't think it's an accident that this announcement comes far away enough from the next release for there to be time for Google to make them a better offer. Even if that doesn't happen in the next release, this may be Canonical's way of showing their hand.
Re: Ubuntu switches back to Google as default search engine
#10A couple of years ago Ubuntu went to Google asking for a revenue sharing deal, Google refused, even though they had done it many times before. Search was going to be Ubuntu's primary income in the netbook space. At the time Google probably thought they owned search. Its amazing what a little competition will do. I would love to see Firefox and Safari change their default search to Bing (I would still use Google). Who…
Google does a good job with marketing against Apple with "Open", it would do wonders for MS to market against Google with "Privacy".