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Title: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: rcjordan on November 20, 2014, 12:52:45 AM
https://gigaom.com/2014/11/19/yahoo-is-the-new-default-search-engine-on-mozilla-firefox/
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: ergophobe on November 20, 2014, 03:02:32 AM
Google is quaking in the boots.
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: Rupert on November 20, 2014, 07:12:26 AM
I love it... not sure the users will.  lets hope.
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: Brad on November 20, 2014, 01:33:17 PM
We have had a monoculture in default browser search engines for a long time. It is a pity there is not more competition.
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: rcjordan on November 20, 2014, 01:36:52 PM
We have a population that is so stupid they don't know how to change a default.
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: Brad on November 20, 2014, 02:26:36 PM
Quote from: rcjordan on November 20, 2014, 01:36:52 PM
We have a population that is so stupid they don't know how to change a default.

It keeps the uprisings down.

It will be interesting to see what Yahoo considers a nice clean, modern serp to present to FF users.
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: littleman on November 20, 2014, 04:06:02 PM
Anybody know the latest stats in the browser wars? 
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: rcjordan on November 20, 2014, 04:49:22 PM
IE by 5 furlongs, then Chrome nosing ahead of FF
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/04/01/ie11-gains-market-share-chrome-finally-passes-firefox/
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: rcjordan on November 20, 2014, 04:51:33 PM
<added>

>>>default
>>stupid
>IE

I rest my case.
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: Drastic on November 20, 2014, 05:43:47 PM
It's about time. dumbasses.
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: Rooftop on November 20, 2014, 06:31:24 PM
Quote from: littleman on November 20, 2014, 04:06:02 PM
Anybody know the latest stats in the browser wars? 

http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-ww-monthly-201408-201410
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: Gurtie on November 20, 2014, 09:05:46 PM

is FF the default browser on anything? Because being the default SE on a browser that only people bright enough to know how to change a default will ever use doesn't sound like a ground breaking business plan to me.
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: Brad on November 20, 2014, 09:18:31 PM
Quote from: Gurtie on November 20, 2014, 09:05:46 PM

is FF the default browser on anything? Because being the default SE on a browser that only people bright enough to know how to change a default will ever use doesn't sound like a ground breaking business plan to me.

Only on most of the popular Linux distros, as far as I know.
Title: Re: Yahoo is the new default search engine on Firefox
Post by: littleman on November 20, 2014, 10:02:25 PM
Yeah, I don't know too many Linux users who will be into using Y for search.  It would have been interesting if they chose DDG.