Reefa Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Mozilla’s decision to drop Google as the default search provider in Firefox last December appears to have had more of an impact than either company could have imagined. As a result, the search giant’s share of the US search market dropped to its lowest level since 2008 but it seems as though Google may get the last laugh after all.Call it being extremely competitive or outright vindictive, but Google recently modified its search results page to promote its Chrome web browser. Such actions wouldn’t typically be newsworthy but with the move, Google is going directly after Mozilla.When a Firefox user performs a Google search, they’ll see a huge notice above the results asking if they want to switch their default search engine to Google. There’s a blue box beneath that provides more information on how to go about the switch alongside a grey box to decline the offer.Out of curiosity, I tried a Google search using Internet Explorer but came up empty-handed. I did, however, see a smaller notice on Google’s initial page but nothing even close to the in-your-face plea that Firefox users will see.As previously mentioned, Mozilla announced plans to drop Google as its default search provider in Firefox late last year in favor of Yahoo. The change took place on December 1 with the launch of Firefox 34, kicking off a new five-year strategic partnership with Yahoo.techspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe13 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 The Mycroft Project is a collection of over 20 thousand OpenSearch & Sherlock Search Engine Plugins for your internet browser.OpenSearch is supported by Firefox, IE and Chrome. Sherlock is supported by Firefox, and other Mozilla-based browsers.http://mycroftproject.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banned Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 When a Firefox user performs a Google search, theyll see a huge notice above the results asking if they want to switch their default search engine to Google. Mozilla asked for it, since they secretly allow a WEB PAGE to detect user's search engine preferences... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I just blocked it with uBlock when they ask me to switch it back and it went away for good :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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