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0 pointsswalsh6y ago0 comments

I think Linux went mainstream when the default installation of one of the distributions came with an icon that opened up "Amazon.com"

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FillardMillmore6y ago

Color me ignorant, but which distribution is that?

carterehsmith6y ago

Ubuntu did some years ago; it did cause some uproar. Just search for "Ubuntu Amazon"

bayindirh6y ago

coughubuntucough

IIRC, they recently discontinued the link and related data sharing though.

Fnoord6y ago

It was always possible to uninstall it. Just a nuisance that you have to, while clearly no users ever desired it. It was also terrible that all search requests went plaintext to Amazon.

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