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Google Paid How Much to Be the Default Search Engine? (gizmodo.com)
submitted 1 year ago by hedge@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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One executive revealed the number, and it's more than the GDP of Haiti.

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[–] luciole@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yet, in a redacted copy of an internal email chain released on Friday, Jim Kolotouros, the vice president of Android Platform Partnerships, wrote: “Chrome exists to serve Google search, and if it cannot do that because it is regulated to be set by the user, the value of users using Chrome goes to almost zero (for me).”

So Chrome’s whole point is bringing users to Google Search… and Google Search's whole point is Google Ads. I’m Glad I use Firefox.

[–] PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cut the snake by the head.

Problem solved.

In the last update of firefox google was redefaulted as search engine. Wonder if such roll out costs extra?

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was it anything else before?

[–] PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I dont know if the last update was any bigger update, but at least several updates before my engine was not changed.

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

I have no damn idea as I see Firefox as a Platform.

github.com/trytomakeyouprivate/Arkenfox-softening