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New Search Strategy for Firefox

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Re: New Search Strategy for Firefox

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Post by bzbarsky »

tn13 wrote: post #199

Honestly I dont see how this is a "choice". In fact this sounds exactly opposite of the choice. In this particular case Firefox has made the choice on our behalf that we are better off using Yahoo's crappy search results instead of market leader Google. If you are making a browser which is focused on giving freedom to users you are supposed to : 1. Either let the users chose the search engine as an on-boarding step.…

> Now my grandmother will end up seeing 0 organic search > results above the fold

Part of the deal is that Yahoo improves the presentation of search results so that this doesn't happen.

Re: New Search Strategy for Firefox

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Post by rmxt »

toni wrote: post #292
k-mcgrady wrote: post #288

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is Android without using Google services? Is there a significant impact on the experience?

A while back I flashed my Nexus 5 with a CyanogenMod 11 build. I didn't install the GApps package afterward. One thing you will notice immediately is that the battery life lasts much much longer. With casual surfing, watching video clips, playing casual games and Wifi always on, the battery lasts for almost 24 hours. It looks as if this is what the original Nexus 5 should be. All those background Google services and…

Also, another option is BlankStore [1]. it appears as if development has stopped and Raccoon may be a better option at this point, but it still works for me on 4.4.4 and gives me pretty consistent access straight from my phone, save for paid apps.

[1] http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715375

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