__/ [ High Plains Thumper ] on Wednesday 26 April 2006 11:47 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> __/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Wednesday 26 April 2006 10:22 \__
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>>> http://www.spreadfirefox.com/node/23155
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>>> | Thanks to the marketing team at Google, Firefox is the first third
>>> | party product to be featured on Google's homepage. For now, only IE
>>> | users in the US will see the promo.
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>> It's worth adding that there is a more serious initiative at:
>>
>> http://www.explorerdestroyer.com/
>
> I found this interesting:
>
> # Features
> #
> # o Script autodetects IE
> # o Displays switch splash screen to IE users
> # o Switches people to Firefox
> # o Three levels of seriousness
> # o Google gives you referral money for switches
>
> and remarkably
>
> # o Infuriates Microsoft
>
> I think Google is taking a stab, seeing how there has been a lot of rivalry
> going on.
Windows Vista will have MSN search bars. Windows (MSN) Messenger and Internet
Explorer may not be the only territory affected. The EC has smelt this
already:
Vista operating system could break antitrust rules
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| He (Todd) highlighted Vista's integrated Internet search, digital rights
| management and software that would create fixed document formats
| comparable to Adobe's pdf.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060329/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_microsoft
Google are being self-defensive if you ask me. Following the RealNetworks and
Netscape fiasco, they must be cautious. Microsoft have reasons to be
vicious, too:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/24/77701_HNsearchmarketshare_1.html
MSN's search market share dropped from 14 percent to 11 percent
Prepare for some Google-Microsoft lawsuits over exploitation of a monopoly on
the desktop.
Best wishes,
Roy
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