__/ [ Paul B ] on Tuesday 02 May 2006 20:13 \__
> On Tue, 02 May 2006 20:09:51 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>__/ [ Paul B ] on Tuesday 02 May 2006 18:49 \__
>>
>>> From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4966366.stm
>>>
>>> Google has spoken to the European Commission about concerns it has
>>> over the way Microsoft's search tool is part of its Internet Explorer
>>> software.
>>> Microsoft has included a search box in its new version of Internet
>>> Explorer, called IE7, that automatically selects the firm's MSN search
>>> tool as default.
>>
>>A few points to make (impulsive, sorry...):
>
> That's okay. I was only the messenger ;)
Just to add... *ducks*
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/4134/937/
,----[ Quote ]
| "In the case of Google, it pays hard cash to Mozilla and Dell to get the
| right to have its search engine placed as the default in the browsers.
|
| [...]
|
| Microsoft does not need to pay one cent to place its search engine in
| the lead position on its browser, which sits on the vast majority of
| PCs in the world"
`----
|
|
