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Re: Microsoft Has Just Killed my Services and Firefox Extensions

  • Subject: Re: Microsoft Has Just Killed my Services and Firefox Extensions
  • From: Hadron Quark <qadronhuark@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:59:53 +0200
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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Bastards.
>
> http://www.webpronews.com/insiderreports/searchinsider/wpn-49-20061002A9SearchEmbracesLiveFeatures.html

They have it in for you Roy! How dare they protect their own investments ...

>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | A9 lost features that matched offerings from Microsoft.
> | 
> | Those include the A9 Toolbar, which should be uninstalled now, A9 Maps,
> | and A9 Yellow Pages including the BlockView images.
> | 
> | Considering the expense Amazon likely incurred in collecting BlockView
> | photos, Microsoft must be paying handsomely for Amazon to shut this
> | down.
> `----
>
> Also here:
>
> http://www.resourceshelf.com/2006/10/01/search-briefs-a9-discontinues-many-features-yahoo-to-open-yahoo-mail-api/
>
> Microsoft is paying to shut down its competitors. How the heck is this
> ethical or even legal? This has eliminated services I depend on
> (permanently).

Sue them!

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