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0 pointsicebraining8y ago0 comments

I'd say they're using the best for the financial viability of Mozilla. Which in turn is for the best of their users.

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I don't disagree. But that doesn't change the fact that the parent post's idea that they "choose the best search engine" is completely false. Mozilla has been paid for search settings consistently since 2004.

lloydde8y ago

The feedback in the responses leads me to believe my ear may have been too close to the loudspeaker, but here is a quote attributed to Mozilla Marketing leader Asa Dotzler in 2009: “Firefox users have their choice of several built-in and popular search services including Google’s number 1 competitor and the second most popular, Yahoo!. Google is the default for most Firefox locales because it’s the best search service available for the largest number of Firefox users (and was years before there was any revenue associated with default status).” https://searchengineland.com/will-bing-finally-be-admitted-i...

I also think I remember Firefox’s default search engine in Japan regularly being used as an example of doing right by users.

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ocdtrekkie8y ago

lloydde8y ago

I also think I remember Firefox’s default search engine in Japan regularly being used as an example of doing right by users.

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