3 ms·Marketshare is important, default search engine revenue is based on usage.by ipaddr 4y agoMarketshare is important, default search engine revenue is based on usage.prange 4y agoIt’s not really ‘free’ if it has to produce ad revenue.seba_dos1 4y agoIt is irrelevant to it being free.prange 4y agoNo it isn’t. The direction of development is controlled by the need for funding.seba_dos1 4y agoThe direction of development is irrelevant to it being free.prange 4y agoIf it is controlled by corporate interests, it is not free.seba_dos1 4y agoBeing controlled by corporate interests is completely orthogonal to being free. A lot of Free Software is being controlled by corporate interests and there's nothing wrong with it.